STUDENTS: Confirms the protections of free speech and First Amendment protected activities on college and university campuses. (gov sig)
SB 294 is a procedural bill that amends an existing statute to clarify protections for free speech and First Amendment activities on college and university campuses. The legislation does not introduce new policies but instead makes technical corrections to the text of the law, such as removing unnecessary words and fixing formatting errors. These changes ensure the legal language accurately reflects the intended protections without altering the substantive rules governing campus speech.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2024
Committee Review
May 2024
Senate Passage
May 2024
House Passage
May 2024
Signed into Law
Jun 2024
Introduced Mar 1, 2024
Signed Jun 11, 2024
Floor votes · Senate May 7, 2024 · House May 22, 2024
How they voted
26–11
Passed
Total votes 37
May 7, 2024
D
Democratic12
91% Nay
R
Republican25
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
19
Key actions
5
Committee
4
Amendments
1
May 28, 2024
Upper · Passed
Amendments proposed by the House read and concurred in by a vote of 27 yeas and 8 nays.
upper
May 22, 2024
Lower · Passed
Read third time by title, amended, roll called on final passage, yeas 73, nays 23. Finally passed, ordered to the Senate.
lower
May 15, 2024
Introduced
Reported without Legislative Bureau amendments.
lower
May 14, 2024
Lower · Passed
Reported with amendments (11-0). Referred to the Legislative Bureau.
lower
May 9, 2024
Committee
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Education.
lower
May 7, 2024
Upper · Passed
Senate floor amendments read and adopted. Read by title and passed by a vote of 28 yeas and 11 nays; ordered reengrossed and sent to the House. Motion to reconsider tabled.
upper
May 1, 2024
Upper · Passed
Rules suspended. Reported with amendments.
upper
Mar 11, 2024
Committee
Introduced in the Senate; read by title. Rules suspended. Read second time and referred to the Committee on Education.
upper
1 primary · 14 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Valarie Hodges
RRepublican
Co
Adam Bass
RRepublican
Co
Alan Seabaugh
RRepublican
Co
BA
Beryl Amedée
RRepublican
Co
Blake Miguez
RRepublican
Co
Cameron Henry
RRepublican
Co
Chuck Owen
RRepublican
Co
Heather Cloud
RRepublican
Co
Jay Morris
RRepublican
Co
Josh Carlson
RRepublican
Co
Kathy Edmonston
RRepublican
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