Current Status Introducing Body:House Bill Number:4895 Primary Sponsor:Fair Type of Legislation:HR Subject:Street Preaching Date Bill Passed both Bodies:May 28, 1992 Computer Document Number:DKA/3971.AL Introduced Date:May 28, 1992 Last History Body:House Last History Date:May 28, 1992 Last History Type:Introduced, adopted Scope of Legislation:Statewide All Sponsors:Fair Beasley Cooper Delleney Littlejohn Marchbanks Wells Wright R. Young Type of Legislation:House Resolution
Bill Body Date Action Description CMN ---- ------ ------------ ------------------------------ --- 4895 House May 28, 1992 Introduced, adoptedView additional legislative information at the LPITS web site.
TO ENCOURAGE LOCAL GOVERNMENTS TO PROTECT FIRST AMENDMENT FREEDOMS AND NOT INTERFERE WITH THE FREEDOMS OF SPEECH AND RELIGION AS EXERCISED IN PUBLIC PLACES.
Whereas, the founding fathers envisioned that certain rights were the foundation to a civilized society and a democracy; and
Whereas, these cornerstones of American freedom are contained in the Bill of Rights; and
Whereas, the First Amendment to the Constitution provides for freedoms of speech and religion among others; and
Whereas, recognizing that some forms of speech are inappropriate and the Constitution does not protect speech in the form of obscenity or speech that imperils the lives or safety of others; and
Whereas, the freedom of speech must be balanced against the freedom of religion. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the General Assembly encourage local governments to protect First Amendment freedoms and not interfere with the freedoms of speech and religion as exercised in public places.