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type: "Bill"
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title: "Student Free Speech Public Higher Education Campuses"
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description: "The bill prohibits public institutions of higher education (public institution) from limiting or restricting student expression in a student forum. 'Expression' is defined to mean any lawful verbal or written means by which individuals communicate ideas to one another, including all forms of peaceful assembly, protests, speaking verbally, holding signs, circulating petitions, and disstributing written materials. 'Expression' also includes voter registration activities but does not include speech that is primarily for a commercial purpose."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/co"
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legislature: "Colorado General Assembly"
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session: "2017A"
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identifier: "SB 17-062"
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citation: "Colorado SB 17-062 (2017A)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: []
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Jeff Bridges", "Stephen Humphrey", "Tim Neville"]
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version_count: 16
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action_count: 19
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vote_count: 9
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first_action: "2017-01-13T07:00:00+00:00"
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last_action: "2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/06f13894-1cd4-46ba-8bc7-99749d032eee"
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source_url: "http://leg.colorado.gov/bills/sb17-062"
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source_hash: "13d504a0fe804aee8ec9a067ed799c01079521771bf6be6f258c0081a0b18db7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-co"]
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---
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# Colorado SB 17-062 (2017A) — Student Free Speech Public Higher Education Campuses
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The bill prohibits public institutions of higher education (public institution) from limiting or restricting student expression in a student forum. 'Expression' is defined to mean any lawful verbal or written means by which individuals communicate ideas to one another, including all forms of peaceful assembly, protests, speaking verbally, holding signs, circulating petitions, and disstributing written materials. 'Expression' also includes voter registration activities but does not include speech that is primarily for a commercial purpose.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Amendment L.002** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170202t133409z3__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0202AttachD.pdf)
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2. **Amendment L.003** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/s_ed_2017a_20170202t133409z3__hearing_summary/17SenateEd0202AttachE.pdf)
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3. **Amendment L.011** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_sa_2017a_20170308t133436z1__hearing_summary/17HouseState0308AttachR.pdf)
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4. **Amendment L.012** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_sa_2017a_20170308t133436z1__hearing_summary/17HouseState0308AttachS.pdf)
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5. **Amendment L.013** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_sa_2017a_20170308t133436z1__hearing_summary/17HouseState0308AttachT.pdf)
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6. **Amendment L.014** (committee substitute) — [source](http://coga.prod.acquia-sites.com/sites/default/files/html-attachments/h_sa_2017a_20170308t133436z1__hearing_summary/17HouseState0308AttachU.pdf)
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7. **Committee Amendment** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017a/bills/cr/2017A_SB062_H_SA_001.pdf)
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8. **Engrossed (02/10/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_062_eng.pdf)
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9. **Final Act (03/28/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_062_enr.pdf)
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10. **Introduced (01/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_062_01.pdf)
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11. **PA1 (02/03/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_062sedu_01.pdf)
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12. **PA2 (03/09/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_062sa_01.pdf)
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13. **Reengrossed (02/13/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_062_ren.pdf)
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14. **Rerevised (03/21/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_062_rer.pdf)
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15. **Revised (2) (03/17/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_062_rev.pdf)
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16. **Signed Act (04/04/2017)** (committee substitute) — [source](http://leg.colorado.gov/sites/default/files/documents/2017A/bills/2017a_062_signed.pdf)
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## Votes
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- Adopt amendment L.014 (Attachment U). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Refer Senate Bill 17-062, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 7-0. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
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- DELETE":Refer Senate Bill 17-062, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed without objection. — **7–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Adopt amendment L.003 (Attachment E). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Adopt amendment L.011 (Attachment R). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Adopt amendment L.013 (Attachment T). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Adopt amendment L.002 (Attachment D). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
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- Refer Senate Bill 17-062, as amended, to the Committee of the Whole. The motion passed on a vote of 8-1. — **8–1** (pass) · legislature
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- Adopt amendment L.012 (Attachment S). The motion passed without objection. — **0–0** (pass) · legislature
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## Sponsors
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- Jeff Bridges — primary (person)
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- Stephen Humphrey — primary (person)
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- Tim Neville — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2017-04-04T06:00:00+00:00** Governor Signed `executive-signature`
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- **2017-03-29T06:00:00+00:00** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2017-03-28T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the Speaker of the House
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- **2017-03-27T06:00:00+00:00** Signed by the President of the Senate
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- **2017-03-22T06:00:00+00:00** Senate Considered House Amendments - Result was to Concur - Repass
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- **2017-03-21T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Third Reading Laid Over to 03/21/2017 - No Amendments
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- **2017-03-17T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor `reading-2`
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- **2017-03-16T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2017-03-13T06:00:00+00:00** House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2017-03-08T07:00:00+00:00** House Committee on State, Veterans, & Military Affairs Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
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- **2017-02-16T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In House - Assigned to State, Veterans, & Military Affairs `introduction`
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- **2017-02-13T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Third Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-3, passage`
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- **2017-02-10T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Passed with Amendments - Floor `reading-2`
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- **2017-02-09T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2017-02-08T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2017-02-07T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
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- **2017-02-02T07:00:00+00:00** Senate Committee on Education Refer Amended to Senate Committee of the Whole `referral-committee, committee-passage`
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- **2017-01-13T07:00:00+00:00** Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Education `introduction`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/06f13894-1cd4-46ba-8bc7-99749d032eee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Colorado legislature records).
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