Bill > HB2548

This bill amends existing Arizona law to clarify and expand protections for free speech activities on postsecondary campuses, specifically defining "public forum" to include both traditional outdoor areas and designated spaces within university or community college facilities that are opened for student expression. It also modifies the definition of "obstructing a highway or other public thoroughfare" to include intentionally interfering with access to governmental meetings, hearings, or political campaign events after a warning, with different penalties depending on the nature of the obstruction. Furthermore, the bill grants the Attorney General and any student whose expressive rights are violated the right to sue to stop violations of these speech protections and recover legal costs, establishing a one-year statute of limitations for such actions, with each day a violation persists or a non-compliant policy remains in effect counting as a new violation.