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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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
108–26
Passed · 11 other
Total votes 145
Jun 1, 2025
D
Democratic58
43% Yea
R
Republican87
95% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
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7
Key actions
1
Committee
0
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jeff Leach
RRepublican
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