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Bill COLLEGE CAMPUS PRESS ACT Creates the College Campus Press Act. Provides that all campus media produced primarily by students at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning is a public forum for expression by the student journalists and editors at the particular institution. Provides that campus media, whether campus-sponsored or noncampus-sponsored, is not subject to prior review by public officials of those institutions. Provides that collegiate student editors of campus media are responsible for determining the news, opinions, feature content, and advertising content of campus media. Provides for an exception for teaching professional standards of grammar and journalism. Prohibits a collegiate media adviser from being terminated, transferred, removed, otherwise disciplined, or retaliated against for refusing to suppress protected free expression rights of collegiate student journalists and of collegiate student editors. Allows a collegiate student or collegiate media advisor to commence a civil action to obtain appropriate injunctive and declaratory relief; provides for the awarding of attorney's fees. Distinguishes campus policy. Allows for discipline for unprotected speech. Contains a severability clause. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 95th SB 729 Illinois SB 729 (95th)
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Illinois SB 729 (95th) — COLLEGE CAMPUS PRESS ACT

Creates the College Campus Press Act. Provides that all campus media produced primarily by students at a State-sponsored institution of higher learning is a public forum for expression by the student journalists and editors at the particular institution. Provides that campus media, whether campus-sponsored or noncampus-sponsored, is not subject to prior review by public officials of those institutions. Provides that collegiate student editors of campus media are responsible for determining the news, opinions, feature content, and advertising content of campus media. Provides for an exception for teaching professional standards of grammar and journalism. Prohibits a collegiate media adviser from being terminated, transferred, removed, otherwise disciplined, or retaliated against for refusing to suppress protected free expression rights of collegiate student journalists and of collegiate student editors. Allows a collegiate student or collegiate media advisor to commence a civil action to obtain appropriate injunctive and declaratory relief; provides for the awarding of attorney's fees. Distinguishes campus policy. Allows for discipline for unprotected speech. Contains a severability clause. Effective immediately.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • Third Reading — 112–2 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 57–0 (pass) · upper
  • Concurrence, Amendment 1 — 53–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Lisa M. Dugan — cosponsor (person)
  • Susan Garrett — primary (person)

Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

  • 2007-02-08 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Susan Garrett filing
  • 2007-02-08 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-02-08 Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-02-21 Assigned to Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2007-03-02 Postponed - Higher Education
  • 2007-03-02 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dale A. Righter
  • 2007-03-02 Added as Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Brady
  • 2007-03-08 Do Pass Higher Education; 008-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-03-08 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading March 13, 2007
  • 2007-03-14 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2007-03-14 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading March 15, 2007
  • 2007-03-15 Added as Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Dan Kotowski
  • 2007-03-15 Third Reading - Passed; 057-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-03-15 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2007-03-15 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-03-15 Chief House Sponsor Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson
  • 2007-03-15 First Reading reading-1
  • 2007-03-15 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-03-21 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Dan Brady
  • 2007-04-30 Assigned to Higher Education Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-05-08 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Kevin A. McCarthy
  • 2007-05-09 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert W. Pritchard
  • 2007-05-16 Do Pass / Short Debate Higher Education Committee; 010-002-000 committee-passage
  • 2007-05-17 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-05-17 Added Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Careen M Gordon
  • 2007-05-17 Added Alternate Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa M. Dugan
  • 2007-05-24 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-05-24 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Naomi D. Jakobsson amendment-introduction
  • 2007-05-30 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Rules Committee; 003-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2007-05-31 Recalled to Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted by Voice Vote amendment-passage
  • 2007-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2007-05-31 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 112-002-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2007-05-31 Secretary's Desk - Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01
  • 2007-05-31 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence House Amendment(s) 01 - June 1, 2007
  • 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Filed with Secretary Sen. Susan Garrett filing
  • 2007-05-31 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules referral-committee
  • 2007-06-05 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Higher Education referral-committee
  • 2007-06-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Motion To Concur Recommended Do Adopt Higher Education; 007-000-000
  • 2007-06-06 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Senate Concurs 053-000-000
  • 2007-06-06 Passed Both Houses
  • 2007-07-05 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2007-08-31 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2007-08-31 Effective Date June 1, 2008
  • 2007-08-31 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 95-0580 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/d5a30115-284c-4ea2-ba6f-4d9bad9d6d16. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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