Bill Text: TX SR708 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature | Enrolled

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Bill Title: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction on S.B. No. 2972.

Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)

Status: (Passed) 2025-06-01 - Reported enrolled [SR708 Detail]

Download: Texas-2025-SR708-Enrolled.html

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By: Creighton S.R. No. 708

SENATE RESOLUTION
BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 89th
Legislature, 2025, That Senate Rule 12.03 be suspended in part as
provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the conference committee
appointed to resolve the differences on Senate Bill 2972
(expressive activities at public institutions of higher
education) to consider and take action on the following matters:
(1) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the
committee to change, alter, or amend text not in disagreement in
proposed SECTION 2 of the bill, in amended Section 51.9315(d)(2),
Education Code, by striking "[content-neutral,]" and
substituting "content-neutral,".
Explanation: The change is necessary to clarify that
restrictions on expressive activities must employ
content-neutral criteria.
(2) Senate Rule 12.03(2) is suspended to permit the
committee to omit text not in disagreement in proposed SECTION 2
of the bill, at the end of amended Section 51.9315(d)(2),
Education Code, by omitting "and".
Explanation: The change is necessary to remove unnecessary
language.
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President of the Senate
I hereby certify that the
above Resolution was adopted by
the Senate on June 1, 2025, by the
following vote: Yeas 22, Nays 9.
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Secretary of the Senate