HB 1173 — Designated public forums.
Last action — Authored by Representative Wesco
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1Introduced
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2In Committee
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3Passed House
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4Passed Senate
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5To Executive
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6Enacted
This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
Next likely step: a committee referral and hearing.
Odds of enactment
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Prognosis
Stalled
28% · moderate confidence
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Introduced
Current position in the legislative process.
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1 sponsor
1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.
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Single-party support
Sponsorship is currently within one party (1 R).
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Cleared a recorded vote
Passed 5 recorded votes so far.
Based on stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes, and cross-state momentum — a description of the observable signals, not a prediction.
Summary
Defines a "designated public forum". Provides that the state or a political subdivision may impose time, place, and manner restrictions on speech in a designated public forum, provided that such restrictions are: (1) justified by a compelling interest of the state or political subdivision; (2) narrowly tailored; (3) administered using the least restrictive means available; and (4) viewpoint neutral. Provides that the state or a political subdivision may not exclude speech: (1) made by a religious or political group, if the speech is consistent with the designated public forum's purpose; or (2) solely because it expresses a religious or political viewpoint.
Bill Text
- Introduced Introduced House Bill (H) Current pdf
Action History
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Authored by Representative Wesco
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First reading: referred to Committee on Local Government
Sponsors
- Timothy Wesco · Primary
Sponsorship breakdown
Export CSV (upgrade) →1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 149 not signed on · 1 voted No
Sponsors (1)
- Timothy Wesco Republican
Co-sponsors (0)
None.
Not signed on (149)
149 members have not signed on to this bill.
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Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing
Votes
Passed
49 Yea
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0 Nay
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1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Unaffiliated | 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 49 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 98% | 0% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Johnson | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Not Voting |
| Andrea Hunley | Democrat | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Fady Qaddoura | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Rodney Pol | Democrat | Yea |
| Shelli Yoder | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Yea |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Dan Dernulc | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Gary Byrne | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Kyle Walker | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Alexander | Republican | Yea |
| Scott Baldwin | Republican | Yea |
| Spencer Deery | Republican | Yea |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
Passed
44 Yea
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0 Nay
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6 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 23 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Unaffiliated | 18 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 44 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 88% | 0% | 0% | 12% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Ford J.D. | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Ford Jon | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Not Voting |
| Tallian | — | Not Voting |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Garten | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Justin Busch | Republican | Yea |
| Linda Rogers | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Gaskill | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Not Voting |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Not Voting |
| Stacey Donato | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
Passed
97 Yea
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0 Nay
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3 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 36 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Democrat | 20 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 41 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Total | 97 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| % of votes cast | 97% | 0% | 0% | 3% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Austin | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Saunders | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Sherman | — | Yea |
| Fleming | — | Yea |
| Forestal | — | Yea |
| Smith, V | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Macer | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Yea |
| Beck | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Goodrich | — | Yea |
| Stutzman | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Boy | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Vermilion | — | Yea |
| Candelaria Reardon | — | Yea |
| Wolkins | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Chyung | — | Yea |
| Nisly | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Davisson | — | Yea |
| Deal | — | Yea |
| Kirchhofer | — | Yea |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carolyn Jackson | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chris Campbell | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Ragen Hatcher | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Not Voting |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Tonya Pfaff | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Brad Barrett | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| David Abbott | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Manning | Republican | Yea |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Not Voting |
| J.D. Prescott | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Hostettler | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Lauer | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
Passed
48 Yea
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1 Nay
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1 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Unaffiliated | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Democrat | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 48 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| % of votes cast | 96% | 2% | 0% | 2% |
How each member voted (50)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Lanane | — | Yea |
| Merritt | — | Yea |
| Perfect | — | Yea |
| Sandlin | — | Yea |
| Tallian | — | Yea |
| Smith | — | Yea |
| Delph | — | Yea |
| Eckerty | — | Yea |
| Grooms | — | Yea |
| Long | — | Yea |
| Melton | — | Yea |
| Messmer | — | Yea |
| Ruckelshaus | — | Yea |
| Spartz | — | Yea |
| Stoops | — | Yea |
| Breaux | — | Yea |
| Crane | — | Yea |
| Head | — | Yea |
| Houchin | — | Yea |
| Kruse | — | Yea |
| Mrvan | — | Yea |
| Zakas | — | Yea |
| Zay | — | Yea |
| Boots | — | Yea |
| David Niezgodski | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| J.D. Ford | Democrat | Yea |
| Lonnie Randolph | Democrat | Yea |
| Aaron Freeman | Republican | Nay |
| Blake Doriot | Republican | Yea |
| Brian Buchanan | Republican | Yea |
| Ed Charbonneau | Republican | Not Voting |
| Eric Bassler | Republican | Yea |
| Eric Koch | Republican | Yea |
| Greg Walker | Republican | Yea |
| James Buck | Republican | Yea |
| James Tomes | Republican | Yea |
| Jean Leising | Republican | Yea |
| Jeff Raatz | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Crider | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Bohacek | Republican | Yea |
| Rick Niemeyer | Republican | Yea |
| Rodric Bray | Republican | Yea |
| Ron Alting | Republican | Yea |
| Ryan Mishler | Republican | Yea |
| Susan Glick | Republican | Yea |
| Travis Holdman | Republican | Yea |
| Vaneta Becker | Republican | Yea |
Passed
94 Yea
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0 Nay
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6 Other
| Party | Yea | Nay | Present | Not Voting |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Unaffiliated | 43 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Republican | 33 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Democrat | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Total | 94 | 0 | 0 | 6 |
| % of votes cast | 94% | 0% | 0% | 6% |
How each member voted (100)
| Member | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|
| Davisson | — | Yea |
| Frizzell | — | Not Voting |
| Kersey | — | Yea |
| Kirchhofer | — | Yea |
| Hamm | — | Yea |
| Mahan | — | Yea |
| Morrison | — | Yea |
| Pelath | — | Yea |
| Saunders | — | Yea |
| Schaibley | — | Not Voting |
| Siegrist | — | Yea |
| Washburne | — | Yea |
| Wolkins | — | Yea |
| Smith, V | — | Yea |
| Miller | — | Yea |
| Sullivan | — | Yea |
| Ellington | — | Yea |
| Forestal | — | Yea |
| Friend | — | Yea |
| Frye | — | Yea |
| Goodin | — | Yea |
| Gutwein | — | Yea |
| Hatfield | — | Yea |
| Lyness | — | Yea |
| Macer | — | Yea |
| Speedy | — | Yea |
| Stemler | — | Yea |
| Smith, M | — | Not Voting |
| Mr. Speaker | — | Not Voting |
| Candelaria Reardon | — | Yea |
| Cherry | — | Yea |
| Cook | — | Yea |
| Culver | — | Yea |
| Eberhart | — | Yea |
| Lehe | — | Yea |
| Leonard | — | Yea |
| Negele | — | Yea |
| Nisly | — | Yea |
| Ober | — | Yea |
| Richardson | — | Yea |
| Torr | — | Yea |
| Wright | — | Yea |
| Zent | — | Yea |
| Ziemke | — | Yea |
| Austin | — | Yea |
| Bacon | — | Yea |
| Beumer | — | Yea |
| Alex Burton | Democrat | Yea |
| Carey Hamilton | Democrat | Yea |
| Cherrish Pryor | Democrat | Yea |
| Chuck Moseley | Democrat | Yea |
| Earl Harris | Democrat | Yea |
| Edward DeLaney | Democrat | Yea |
| Greg Taylor | Democrat | Yea |
| Gregory Porter | Democrat | Yea |
| John Bartlett | Democrat | Yea |
| Justin Moed | Democrat | Yea |
| Matt Pierce | Democrat | Yea |
| Maureen Bauer | Democrat | Yea |
| Philip GiaQuinta | Democrat | Yea |
| Robin Shackleford | Democrat | Yea |
| Ryan Dvorak | Democrat | Yea |
| Sheila Klinker | Democrat | Yea |
| Sue Errington | Democrat | Yea |
| Vanessa Summers | Democrat | Yea |
| Beau Baird | Republican | Yea |
| Ben Smaltz | Republican | Yea |
| Bruce Borders | Republican | Yea |
| Chris Judy | Republican | Yea |
| Chris May | Republican | Yea |
| Dale DeVon | Republican | Yea |
| Dave Heine | Republican | Yea |
| Edmond Soliday | Republican | Yea |
| Edward Clere | Republican | Yea |
| Ethan Lawson | Republican | Not Voting |
| Gregory Steuerwald | Republican | Yea |
| Harold Slager | Republican | Yea |
| Heath VanNatter | Republican | Yea |
| Jack Jordan | Republican | Yea |
| Jeffrey Thompson | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Lucas | Republican | Yea |
| Jim Pressel | Republican | Yea |
| Julie Olthoff | Republican | Yea |
| Karen Engleman | Republican | Not Voting |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Liz Brown | Republican | Yea |
| Martin Carbaugh | Republican | Yea |
| Matt Lehman | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Karickhoff | Republican | Yea |
| Michael Young | Republican | Yea |
| Mike Aylesworth | Republican | Yea |
| Peggy Mayfield | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Behning | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Heaton | Republican | Yea |
| Robert Morris | Republican | Yea |
| Shane Lindauer | Republican | Yea |
| Steve Bartels | Republican | Yea |
| Timothy Wesco | Republican | Yea |
| Todd Huston | Republican | Yea |
| Wendy McNamara | Republican | Yea |
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Frequently asked questions
- What does HB 1173 do?
- Defines a "designated public forum". Provides that the state or a political subdivision may impose time, place, and manner restrictions on speech in a designated public forum, provided that such restrictions are: (1) justified by a compelling interest of the state or political subdivision; (2) narrowly tailored; (3) administered using the least restrictive means available; and (4) viewpoint neutral. Provides that the state or a political subdivision may not exclude speech: (1) made by a religious or political group, if the speech is consistent with the designated public forum's purpose; or (2) solely because it expresses a religious or political viewpoint.
- Who sponsors HB 1173?
- HB 1173 is sponsored by Timothy Wesco (Republican).
- What is the current status of HB 1173?
- This bill has been introduced in the House. Introduced January 05, 2026. It must pass committee before a floor vote.
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