Bill Commons

TX SB 2972

enacted

Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 2972 pass?

Yes. TX SB 2972 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 2972 about?

TX SB 2972 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 2972?

Creighton, Leach are the primary sponsors of TX SB 2972, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-14
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Creightonprimary
  • Leachprimary
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Middletoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-06-03

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-06-02

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-06-02

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  7. 2025-06-01

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  8. 2025-06-01

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  9. 2025-06-01

    Record vote

  10. 2025-06-01

    Senate adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-06-01

    Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds

  12. 2025-06-01

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-06-01

    Record vote

  14. 2025-06-01

    House adopts conference committee report

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-06-01

    House adopts resolution to go outside bounds

  16. 2025-05-31

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  17. 2025-05-31

    Conference committee report filed

    filing

  18. 2025-05-30

    House appoints conferees-reported

  19. 2025-05-30

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  20. 2025-05-30

    House appoints conferees

  21. 2025-05-30

    House grants request for conference committee

  22. 2025-05-29

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  23. 2025-05-29

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  24. 2025-05-29

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  25. 2025-05-29

    Senate appoints conferees

  26. 2025-05-29

    Senate requests conference committee

  27. 2025-05-29

    Senate refuses to concur

  28. 2025-05-29

    Read

  29. 2025-05-29

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  30. 2025-05-28

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  31. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  34. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  35. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  37. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  38. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  39. 2025-05-27

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  40. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  42. 2025-05-27

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  43. 2025-05-27

    Laid out as postponed business

  44. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  45. 2025-05-27

    Laid out as postponed business

  46. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  47. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  48. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  49. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  50. 2025-05-21

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  51. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

  52. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  53. 2025-05-19

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  54. 2025-05-19

    Considered in formal meeting

  55. 2025-05-16

    Referred to Higher Education

    referral-committee

  56. 2025-05-16

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  57. 2025-05-15

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  58. 2025-05-14

    Reported engrossed

  59. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  60. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  61. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  62. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  63. 2025-05-14

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  64. 2025-05-14

    Co-author authorized

  65. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  66. 2025-05-13

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  67. 2025-05-13

    Vote recorded in Journal

  68. 2025-05-13

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  69. 2025-05-13

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  70. 2025-05-13

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  71. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  72. 2025-05-13

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  73. 2025-05-13

    Co-author authorized

  74. 2025-05-09

    Placed on intent calendar

  75. 2025-04-28

    Committee report printed and distributed

  76. 2025-04-28

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  77. 2025-04-23

    Vote taken in committee

  78. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  79. 2025-04-23

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  80. 2025-04-16

    Left pending in committee

  81. 2025-04-16

    Testimony taken in committee

  82. 2025-04-16

    Considered in public hearing

  83. 2025-04-16

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  84. 2025-04-07

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  85. 2025-04-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  86. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

  87. 2025-03-14

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 21-10

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no
  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 21-10

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no
  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 111-27

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Ashby: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Cain: no
    • Collier: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Hopper: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Lowe: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Wu: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Manuel: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Richardson: absent
    • Romero: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmons: absent
    • Virdell: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 97-39

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Bernal: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Cain: no
    • Campos: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Meza: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Vo: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker(C): not voting
    • Virdel: not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Isaac: absent
    • Lalani: absent
    • Martinez: absent
    • Perez: absent
    • M: absent
  • passage

    2025-06-01 · pass · 97-39

    Member-level votes (181)
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Anchía: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Cain: no
    • Canales: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cook: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Dutton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Fischer: no
    • McLaughlin: no
    • Meza: no
    • Money: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • L: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Morgan: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

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