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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 2972: Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

SB 2972 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to expressive activities at public institutions of higher education. Primary sponsor: Creighton, Jeff Leach (Republican). It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (June 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 3

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
CreightonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Jeff LeachPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse67
KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lois KolkhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18
Mayes MiddletonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the House
  5. Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  7. Reported enrolled
  8. House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  9. Record vote
  10. Senate adopts conference committee report
  11. Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds
  12. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

Showing 12 most recent of 40 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source