HR 1515 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, S.B. No. 2972.

HR 1515 is a procedural resolution that suspends specific House rules to allow a conference committee to finalize Senate Bill 2972. The bill modifies language in Texas Education Code §51.9315(d)(2), clarifying that restrictions on expressive activities at public universities must use content-neutral criteria (removing an unnecessary comma and a redundant "and"). This directly affects public institutions of higher education by ensuring campus speech rules apply equally to all viewpoints without targeting specific content. The resolution does not change the bill's substance but corrects technical wording to align with legislative intent.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
House Passage
Jun 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced May 31, 2025 Last action Jun 1, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Enrolled · 3 edits
MINOR
This document shows the transition of a legislative bill from its initial introduction to its final enrolled version. The primary substantive change involves suspending certain House rules to allow a conference committee to modify specific language in an education code section regarding expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. The modifications clarify that restrictions on such activities must use content-neutral criteria and remove unnecessary language.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on regulating expressive activities at public institutions of higher education, with no change to its applicability or target audience.
REQUIREMENT

Modified language in the Education Code to require that restrictions on expressive activities at public higher education institutions must employ content-neutral criteria, clarifying the standard for evaluating such restrictions.

TECHNICAL

Removed the word 'and' from the end of a specific section to eliminate unnecessary language, which is a technical editing change rather than a substantive policy shift.

Added certification language confirming the bill was adopted by the House on June 1, 2025, with a vote of 109 yeas and 27 nays, which is procedural documentation rather than a policy change.

Floor votes · House Jun 1, 2025

How they voted

10826
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 145
Jun 1, 2025
D Democratic58
25 Yea 23 Nay 10
43% Yea
R Republican87
83 Yea 3 Nay 1
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
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Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
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1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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Jeff Leach
RRepublican
TX
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