Enacted Campus Free Speech Statutes – Kansas

In 2026, Kansas enacted HB 2333, to be codified at Kan. Stat. Ann. § 60-5311 through 60-5313.

HB 2333 Summary

HB 2333 is a campus free speech bill that prohibits institutions from establishing misleadingly labeled “free speech zones,” adopts the United States Supreme Court definition of student-on-student harassment, and prohibits viewpoint discriminatory “security fees.”

Key Provisions

• Defines student-on-student harassment consistent with the United States Supreme Court standard in Davis v. Monroe County Board of Education; 
• Declares that the outdoor areas of campuses are public forums for the campus community and prevents institutions from creating “free speech zones”; 
• Prohibits “security fees” for expressive events that are content-discriminatory or based on the anticipated reaction to the event, and requires that any security fees be administered through a published, content- and viewpoint-neutral policy;;
• Requires that institutions publish free speech regulations on their websites and in their handbooks;
• Requires that institutions develop training for any individual responsible for student discipline on the institution’s speech policies and principles of free expression; and
• Provides a cause of action for students and student organizations if rights provided by the bill are violated by an employee of a public college or university.