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Tue Jun 6, 2017, 04:06 PM Jun 2017

Legislation touted as way to protect campus speakers clears final hurdle

A bill aimed at preventing the disruption of campus speakers won final legislative approval Tuesday.

The measure, House Bill 269, stems from controversy at the University of California at Berkeley and elsewhere, especially episodes where conservative speakers were shouted down.

The House voted 95-0 to go along with Senate changes to the original bill.

The sponsor is state Rep. Lance Harris, R-Alexandria and chairman of the House Republican caucus.

Read more: http://www.theadvocate.com/baton_rouge/news/politics/legislature/article_42c8e9ee-4ae8-11e7-b5e2-3fee9aed8d6a.html

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