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Committee advances campus free-speech bill, sponsors cite Supreme Court precedent
Summary
House Bill 240, which seeks to align Idaho university policies with First Amendment precedent and restrict campus "free-speech zones," was sent to the House floor after testimony from the sponsor and legal advocates.
The House Committee on Education on Friday voted to report House Bill 240 to the full House with a due-pass recommendation after testimony from the sponsor and allied legal advocates.
Representative Barbara Ehart introduced the bill as a measure to protect First Amendment rights on public college and university campuses by prohibiting restrictive "free-speech zones," allowing reasonable time, place and manner regulations that are content-neutral, and limiting security fees tied to the expected reaction of listeners.
Zach Pruett, senior counsel at Alliance Defending Freedom, told the committee the bill "is simply bringing Idaho…
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