Legislative staff member Pierce presented House Bill 3758, titled the Religious Viewpoints Anti‑Discrimination Act, which would require school districts to adopt a policy establishing a limited public forum for student speakers at school events and to provide a disclaimer stating that a student’s voluntary expression of religious viewpoint does not reflect the district’s position.

Pierce said the K‑12 subcommittee removed highly prescriptive language and kept three core elements in the amendment: (1) a model framework for districts, (2) a required disclaimer at sanctioned events (graduations, announcements, valedictorian/salutatorian addresses), and (3) a prohibition on obscene, vulgar, offensive, lewd or indecent speech. "The content is their expression and does not reflect the school district or the school administration," Pierce said, explaining the purpose of the disclaimer.

Committee members asked how the measure would apply to all religions and how districts should define obscene or lewd speech. Representative Garvin sought confirmation that the bill covers all religions; Pierce answered, "That's absolutely correct." Representative Huff asked where "obscene, vulgar, offensive, lewd or indecent" would be defined; Pierce said established state law and community standards would guide application. During extended questioning members raised concerns about the potential for uneven standards across districts and possible unintended consequences for younger student speakers.

The committee adopted the K‑12 subcommittee amendment and, on the record, the clerk announced the amendment and final report results as "By a vote of 16 to 0 with 1 abstaining" for the amendment and the bill reported favorably as amended with the same tally. Members asked staff to ensure districts had clear guidance for implementing the requirement and the bill sponsor said the measure aims to protect student speech while allowing districts to avoid being seen as endorsing students’ viewpoints.