New Jersey legislation · 2026-2027 Regular Session
New Jersey S4771: Speech rights, persons creating public media-concerns, institutions of higher ed
Status: In committee, October 5, 2026
Concerns speech rights of persons creating public media at public institutions of higher education.
What the bill says
An Act concerning campus media at public institutions of higher education and amending P.L.2021, c.309.
From the introduced text, October 5, 2026:
An Act concerning campus media at public institutions of higher education and amending P.L.2021, c.309. Be It Enacted by the Senate and General Assembly of the State of New Jersey: 1. Section 3 of P.L.2021, c.309 (C.18A:62-67) is amended to read as follows: 3. a. As used in this section: [ADDED: Public media produced at a public institution of higher education means any material, other than school-sponsored media, that is prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcast that has been produced by an entity receiving State funding and holding a license or having another agreement with a public institution of higher education to use that institutions resources for the purpose of creating or distributing the media for which the entity receives State funding.] "School-sponsored media" means any material that is prepared, substantially written, published, or broadcast by a student journalist at a public institution of higher education, distributed or generally made available to members of the student body, and prepared under the direction of a student media adviser. School-sponsored media does not include media intended for distribution or transmission solely in the classroom in which the media is produced. "Student journalist" means a student at a public institution of higher education who gathers, compiles, writes, edits, photographs, records, or prepares information for dissemination in school-sponsored media. "Student media adviser" means an …
Sponsors
- Andrew Zwicker (D, 16) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : INT 1RS REF SHI
Subjects: HIGHER EDUCATION
Common questions
- What is S4771?
- S4771 is a bill in the New Jersey Legislature (2026-2027 Regular Session): Speech rights, persons creating public media-concerns, institutions of higher ed.
- What does S4771 do?
- In its own words: An Act concerning campus media at public institutions of higher education and amending P.L.2021, c.309.
- What is the status of S4771?
- In committee as of October 5, 2026. Latest action: INT 1RS REF SHI (October 5, 2026).
- Who sponsored S4771?
- Andrew Zwicker (D, 16).
- Where is the official record for S4771?
- On the New Jersey Legislature website: https://www.njleg.state.nj.us/bill-search/2026/S4771
Source: official New Jersey record. Tracked by Delilah, AI for legislation across all 50 states and Congress.