Loading chat...
OK HB3129
Bill
Status
2/2/2026
Primary Sponsor
Kevin West
Click for details
AI Summary
-
Public institutions of higher education in Oklahoma are prohibited from charging security fees to students or student organizations based on the content of their expression or their invited guest's expression
-
Outdoor campus areas are designated as public forums where "free speech zones" cannot be created; institutions may only enforce content-neutral time, place, and manner restrictions that are narrowly tailored to significant institutional interests
-
Protected expressive activities include peaceful assembly, protests, speeches, guest speakers, literature distribution, carrying signs, and circulating petitions
-
Institutions must submit annual compliance reports by December 31 to the Governor, Legislature, and Chancellor detailing any barriers to or incidents of free expression disruption, including disciplinary actions taken
-
Aggrieved persons or student organizations may sue for violations and seek injunctive relief, monetary damages, and attorney fees, with a one-year statute of limitations that resets each day a violation persists
Legislative Description
Higher education; protected expressive activities on campus; prohibiting public institutions of higher education from charging a security fee for certain expression; effective date; emergency.
Last Action
CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
3/4/2026