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HB2472

Enacting the forming open and robust university minds or FORUM Act, prohibiting postsecondary educational institutions from certain actions concerning freedom of speech, expression and association, providing exceptions thereto, providing for monetary damages, and requiring the submission of a report to the legislature and the governor.

Introduced·1/20/26
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Kansas HB2472, the FORUM Act, protects free speech on postsecondary campuses and online.

Kansas HB2472, the FORUM Act, mandates that postsecondary educational institutions safeguard freedom of speech, expression, and association. It prohibits institutions from restricting lawful, noncommercial expressive activities in outdoor campus areas without prior approval, unless they significantly disrupt operations. The act also bans institutions from requiring permits based on a speaker's affiliation, imposing advance notice requirements for spontaneous assemblies, prioritizing affiliated speakers, or using policies that amount to censorship.

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Where it stands

Current
Higher Education Budget Committee
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History

Jan 20

House

House Introduced

Jan 20

House

House Referred to Committee on Higher Education Budget