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TX SB2972
Bill
Status
6/20/2025
Primary Sponsor
Charles Creighton
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AI Summary
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Restricts expressive activity protections at public universities to enrolled students and employees only, removing previous provisions that extended rights to "any person" on campus
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Prohibits specific activities during the last two weeks of each semester: outdoor expressive activities that substantially disrupt operations, inviting outside speakers, using amplification devices, and using drums or percussive instruments
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Bans camping or erecting tents on campus, wearing disguises to conceal identity during expressive activities with intent to obstruct enforcement or intimidate others, and lowering U.S. or Texas flags to raise other flags
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Prohibits expressive activities on campus between 10 p.m. and 8 a.m., and requires students and employees to present proof of identity when requested by campus officials
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Requires governing boards to designate public forum areas on campus and expands the definition of excluded speech to include defamation, unlawful harassment, incitement to imminent unlawful activity, obscenity, and threats of unlawful activity
Legislative Description
Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.
Education
Last Action
Effective on 9/1/25
6/20/2025