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Bill STUDENT JOURNALIST-FREE SPEECH Creates the Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act. Defines "student journalist" as a public high school student. Provides that a student journalist has the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press in school-sponsored media, regardless of whether the media is supported financially by the school district or by use of school facilities or produced in conjunction with a class in which the student is enrolled. Provides that a student journalist is responsible for determining the news, opinion, feature, and advertising content of school-sponsored media. Provides that the Act does not authorize or protect expression by a student journalist that (1) is libelous or slanderous; (2) constitutes an unwarranted invasion of privacy; (3) violates federal or State law; or (4) so incites students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of an unlawful act, the violation of policies of the school district, or the material and substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the school. Provides that an employee of a school district shall not be dismissed, suspended, disciplined, reassigned, transferred, or otherwise retaliated against solely for acting to protect a student journalist engaged in conduct authorized under the Act. Effective immediately. us/states/il Illinois General Assembly 99th HB 5902 Illinois HB 5902 (99th)
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Illinois HB 5902 (99th) — STUDENT JOURNALIST-FREE SPEECH

Creates the Speech Rights of Student Journalists Act. Defines "student journalist" as a public high school student. Provides that a student journalist has the right to exercise freedom of speech and of the press in school-sponsored media, regardless of whether the media is supported financially by the school district or by use of school facilities or produced in conjunction with a class in which the student is enrolled. Provides that a student journalist is responsible for determining the news, opinion, feature, and advertising content of school-sponsored media. Provides that the Act does not authorize or protect expression by a student journalist that (1) is libelous or slanderous; (2) constitutes an unwarranted invasion of privacy; (3) violates federal or State law; or (4) so incites students as to create a clear and present danger of the commission of an unlawful act, the violation of policies of the school district, or the material and substantial disruption of the orderly operation of the school. Provides that an employee of a school district shall not be dismissed, suspended, disciplined, reassigned, transferred, or otherwise retaliated against solely for acting to protect a student journalist engaged in conduct authorized under the Act. 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

  • Concurrence, Amendment 3 — 117–0 (pass) · lower
  • Concurrence — 117–0 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 114–0 (pass) · lower
  • Third Reading — 51–0 (pass) · upper

Sponsors

  • Napoleon Harris, III — cosponsor (person)
  • Will Guzzardi — primary (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2016-02-11 Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi filing
  • 2016-02-11 First Reading reading-1
  • 2016-02-11 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2016-02-23 Assigned to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2016-04-06 Do Pass / Short Debate Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2016-04-07 Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2016-04-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Steven A. Andersson
  • 2016-04-12 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert Martwick
  • 2016-04-12 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Silvana Tabares
  • 2016-04-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Will Guzzardi amendment-introduction
  • 2016-04-13 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2016-04-13 Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Peter Breen
  • 2016-04-14 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Judiciary - Civil Committee
  • 2016-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000 committee-passage-favorable
  • 2016-04-15 Second Reading - Short Debate reading-2
  • 2016-04-15 House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2016-04-15 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
  • 2016-04-19 Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 114-000-000 reading-3, passage
  • 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Ammons
  • 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Carol Sente
  • 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
  • 2016-04-19 Arrive in Senate introduction
  • 2016-04-19 Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading April 20, 2016 reading-1
  • 2016-04-19 Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Margo McDermed
  • 2016-04-19 Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Daniel Biss
  • 2016-04-20 First Reading reading-1
  • 2016-04-20 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2016-05-03 Assigned to Judiciary referral-committee
  • 2016-05-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss amendment-introduction
  • 2016-05-05 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2016-05-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2016-05-10 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted amendment-passage
  • 2016-05-11 Do Pass as Amended Judiciary; 011-000-000 committee-passage
  • 2016-05-11 Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 12, 2016
  • 2016-05-18 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
  • 2016-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss amendment-introduction
  • 2016-05-18 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2016-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Filed with Secretary by Sen. Daniel Biss amendment-introduction
  • 2016-05-19 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Referred to Assignments referral-committee
  • 2016-05-19 Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Napoleon Harris, III
  • 2016-05-24 Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
  • 2016-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Assignments Refers to Judiciary
  • 2016-05-24 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Pursuant to Senate Rule 3-8(b-1), this amendment will remain in the Committee on Assignments.
  • 2016-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Recommend Do Adopt Judiciary; 010-000-000
  • 2016-05-25 Second Reading reading-2
  • 2016-05-25 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Adopted; Biss amendment-passage
  • 2016-05-25 Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 26, 2016
  • 2016-05-27 Third Reading - Passed; 051-000-001 reading-3, passage
  • 2016-05-27 Senate Floor Amendment No. 2 Tabled Pursuant to Rule 5-4(a) amendment-failure
  • 2016-05-29 Arrived in House introduction
  • 2016-05-29 Placed on Calendar Order of Concurrence Senate Amendment(s) 1, 3
  • 2016-05-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Will Guzzardi
  • 2016-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion Filed Concur Rep. Will Guzzardi
  • 2016-05-29 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2016-05-29 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Referred to Rules Committee referral-committee
  • 2016-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2016-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Rules Referred to Judiciary - Civil Committee referral-committee
  • 2016-05-30 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
  • 2016-05-30 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 Motion to Concur Recommends Be Adopted Judiciary - Civil Committee; 011-000-000
  • 2016-05-31 Senate Committee Amendment No. 1 House Concurs 117-000-000
  • 2016-05-31 Senate Floor Amendment No. 3 House Concurs 117-000-000
  • 2016-05-31 House Concurs
  • 2016-05-31 Passed Both Houses
  • 2016-06-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2016-07-29 Governor Approved executive-signature
  • 2016-07-29 Effective Date July 29, 2016
  • 2016-07-29 Public Act . . . . . . . . . 99-0678 became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/5a2a1284-fb10-4f46-aa6a-656b14065140. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Illinois legislature records).

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