Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Mar 14, 2025
Filed · Mar 14, 2025
Read first time · Apr 7, 2025
Referred to Education K-16 · Apr 7, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 16, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 16, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Apr 16, 2025
Left pending in committee · Apr 16, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 23, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 23, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 23, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Apr 28, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Apr 28, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · May 9, 2025
Co-author authorized · May 13, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · May 13, 2025
Record vote · May 13, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 13, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 13, 2025
Amended · May 13, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · May 13, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · May 13, 2025
Record vote · May 13, 2025
Co-author authorized · May 14, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · May 14, 2025
Record vote · May 14, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 14, 2025
Passed · May 14, 2025
Record vote · May 14, 2025
Reported engrossed · May 14, 2025
Received from the Senate · May 15, 2025
Read first time · May 16, 2025
Referred to Higher Education · May 16, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 19, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · May 19, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 20, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 20, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 21, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 22, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 24, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 27, 2025
Postponed · May 27, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 27, 2025
Postponed · May 27, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 27, 2025
Amended · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
Amended · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 27, 2025
Record vote · May 27, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 27, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 28, 2025
Passed · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 28, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 28, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 29, 2025
Read · May 29, 2025
Senate refuses to concur · May 29, 2025
Senate requests conference committee · May 29, 2025
Senate appoints conferees · May 29, 2025
Senate refuses to concur-reported · May 29, 2025
Senate requests conference committee-reported · May 29, 2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported · May 29, 2025
House grants request for conference committee · May 30, 2025
House appoints conferees · May 30, 2025
House grants request for conf comm-reported · May 30, 2025
House appoints conferees-reported · May 30, 2025
Conference committee report filed · May 31, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 31, 2025
House adopts resolution to go outside bounds · Jun 1, 2025
House adopts conference committee report · Jun 1, 2025
Record vote · Jun 1, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · Jun 1, 2025
Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds · Jun 1, 2025
Senate adopts conference committee report · Jun 1, 2025
Record vote · Jun 1, 2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · Jun 1, 2025
Reported enrolled · Jun 1, 2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the Senate · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 2, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 3, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
5
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
On motion of Senator Creighton, the Conference Committee Report was adoptedSenate · 2025-06-01 · Yeas 22, Nays 9
The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SBi2972 prevailed byHouse · 2025-06-01 · Yeas 97, Nays 39, Present, not voting 1
SBi2972 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-28 · Yeas 97, Nays 39, Present, not voting 2
SB 2972, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 111, Nays 27, Present, not voting 1
Amendment No. 2 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 120, Nays 21, Present, not voting 1
Amend SBi2972 (house committee report) on page 4, line 6, between "hours" and the underlined semicolon, by inserting the following: with the intent to: (i)iiintimidate others; (ii)iiinterfere with campus operations; or (iii)iiinterfere with an institution employee ’s or a peace officer s’ lawful performance of a duty Amendment No. 1 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-27 · Yeas 135, Nays 2, Present, not voting 2
All Members are deemed to have voted "Yea" on the adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 except as follows: Nays:iiAlvarado, Blanco, Cook, Eckhardt, Gutierrez, J. Hinojosa, Menéndez, Miles, West, Zaffirini. 2060 89th Legislature — Regular Session 38th Day CSSB 2972 as amended was passed to engrossmentSenate · 2025-05-13 · Yeas 21, Nays 10
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Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective on 9/1/25 (Jun 20, 2025).