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Universities warn committee free‑speech bill is vague; measure fails in committee
Summary
Senators heard sharply divided testimony on SB 125, which would require indoor free‑speech protections at state higher‑education institutions; university officials said the bill contains vague terms and could expand rights beyond the First Amendment, while the sponsor and attorney general's office defended it; the bill failed on a committee roll call.
Senate Bill 125, sponsored by Sen. Dan Sullivan, would require state institutions of higher education to adopt policies allowing expressive activity in indoor spaces that are generally accessible and to limit certain restrictions on expression. Sullivan said the bill responds to student complaints about campus speech and that the attorney general’s review found no constitutional infirmities.
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