Free speech at state educational institutions.
Summary
Provides that a state educational institution may not: (1) designate an outdoor area on campus as an area where protected expressive activities are prohibited; (2) deny any benefit or privilege to, or discriminate against, a religious, political, or ideological student organization for its protected expressive activity; and (3) deny a benefit to or discriminate against a religious, political, or ideological student organization based on the protected expressive activity or a requirement of the student organization. Allows a state educational institution to enforce reasonable time, place, and manner restrictions that comply with certain requirements. Requires a state educational institution to create and publish protected expressive activity policies. Provides that a student or student organization may bring a cause of action for a violation of free speech rights. Allows a court to award injunctive relief, compensatory damages, reasonable court costs, and attorney's fees to an aggrieved student or student organization if the court finds that a violation occurred. Allows a court to award compensatory damages up to $50,000. Provides that a state educational institution is not immune from certain liability. Requires the commission for higher education to create a form for a state educational institution to submit information on an alleged violation of this chapter. Makes conforming changes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2022
Committee Review
Feb 2022
House Passage
Jan 2022
Senate Passage
Mar 2022
Signed into Law
Mar 2022
Introduced Mar 2, 2022
Signed Mar 15, 2022
Floor votes · Senate Mar 1, 2022
How they voted
43–0
Passed · 4 other
Total votes 47
Mar 1, 2022
D
Democratic11
81% Yea
R
Republican36
94% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
5
Committee
3
Amendments
2
Mar 15, 2022
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Mar 3, 2022
Amended
House concurred in Senate amendments; Roll Call 336: yeas 92, nays 0
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Introduced
Motion to concur filed
lower
Mar 2, 2022
Amended
Returned to the House with amendments
upper
Mar 1, 2022
Upper · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 295: yeas 44, nays 0
upper
Feb 24, 2022
Upper · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
upper
Jan 28, 2022
Committee
Referred to the Senate
lower
Jan 27, 2022
Lower · Passed
Third reading: passed; Roll Call 122: yeas 94, nays 0
lower
Jan 24, 2022
Lower · Passed
Committee report: amend do pass, adopted
lower
4 primary · 5 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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