Enact the "Free to Speak Act"

Corrected a typo in the definitions section where the word 'contract contracted' was changed to 'contracted'.

Removed internal legislative markup symbols (e.g., brackets around section numbers) and page headers/footers to produce the final clean text.

Updated the document title and headers to reflect that the bill has been enrolled and passed by the legislature.

Corrected the legislative session year and bill number formatting to align with the 69th Legislature 2025 session.

Fixed inconsistent spacing and alignment in the list of bill sponsors.

Reformatted section numbering for definitions to ensure consistent sequential ordering (e.g., combining split subsections).

Clarified the protection for employees by adding the phrase 'regardless of the scope of the employee's official duties' to prevent discrimination based on pronoun usage or name addressing.

The document structure was reorganized with changes to line numbers, section numbering, and the removal of the 'HB 400.1' identifier in favor of 'HB0400.2'.

Definitions for 'Employee', 'Noncharter public school', 'Public charter school', 'Public school', 'Sex', and 'State' were renumbered and slightly reformatted, though their substantive meaning appears unchanged.

Section headers and text were shifted; for example, the definition of 'Employee' was moved to a different line, and the 'NEW SECTION' markers were adjusted to accommodate the new layout.

The bill title and bill number were updated from LC 1522 to HB 400, and the list of sponsors was expanded to include additional legislators.