Higher education; protected expressive activities on campus; prohibiting public institutions of higher education from charging a security fee for certain expression; effective date; emergency.

Removed the authority for public institutions to charge security fees to students or organizations for expressive activities.

Removed the specific requirement for institutions to publish security fee criteria on their websites, as the ability to charge such fees was eliminated.

Modified the definition of 'materially and substantially disrupts' to explicitly exclude minor, brief, or fleeting nonviolent disruptions in generally accessible outdoor campus areas.

Changed the document header from 'Engrossed House' to 'Committee Substitute' and updated the legislative session year to 2026.

Changed the rule regarding security fees from a prohibition to a permission, allowing public institutions to charge fees for expressive activities.

Added a requirement that any security fees charged must be based on content- and viewpoint-neutral criteria, such as venue costs, rather than the nature of the speech.

Added a requirement for public institutions to publish the criteria for security fees on their websites.

Added a requirement for public institutions to provide notice to students or student organizations before charging a security fee and explain the fee amount.

Modified the list of protected expressive activities to include 'carrying signs' and 'circulating petitions' explicitly.

Updated the definition of 'materially and substantially disrupts' to include 'fleeting nonviolent disruptions' as conduct that does not qualify as a disruption.