Rep. Kim Coleman (R)

HB 158 (Higher Education Student Speech Rights)

Libertas Institute supports this bill.

This bill would restrict a university's ability to adopt overly broad or vague harassment codes that could be used to punish constitutionally protected speech.

Libertas supports this bill. While private universities have the right to impose limits on the free speech opportunities of its students, government-funded universities must allow students to exercise their rights to speech without any intervention, unless there is actual harassment or public safety legitimately warrants it.