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TX SB12 (2025)
Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools.
Anti-LGBTQ+
Summary
Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social…
- Jurisdiction
- Texas
- Session
- 89th Legislature Regular Session
- Stage reported
- Passed / adopted
- First recorded action
- Latest action
- : Signed by the Governor
- Record retrieved
Bill types
As labelled in the project's tracker.
DEI Ban: K12Forced Outing By SchoolsDon't Say Gay: K12Don't Say Trans: K12Social Transition Ban
Links
- LegiScan record(opens another site)
- Official legislature page(opens another site)
- Introduced text (Feb 24, 2025)(opens another site)
- Comm Sub text (Mar 17, 2025)(opens another site)
- Engrossed text (Mar 20, 2025)(opens another site)
- Comm Sub text (May 22, 2025)(opens another site)
- Enrolled text (Jun 1, 2025)(opens another site)
- Bill page on this site
Recorded actions
| Date | Chamber | Action |
|---|---|---|
| Senate | Received by the Secretary of the Senate | |
| Senate | Filed | |
| Senate | Read first time | |
| Senate | Referred to Education K-16 | |
| Senate | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | |
| Senate | Considered in public hearing | |
| Senate | Testimony taken in committee | |
| Senate | Left pending in committee | |
| Senate | Co-author authorized | |
| Senate | Co-author authorized | |
| Senate | Considered in public hearing | |
| Senate | Vote taken in committee | |
| Senate | Reported favorably as substituted | |
| Senate | Committee report printed and distributed | |
| Senate | Placed on intent calendar | |
| Senate | Co-author authorized | |
| Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Read 2nd time | |
| Senate | Point of order | |
| Senate | Point of order withdrawn | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA2 Hughes | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Amendment(s) offered FA3 Hughes | |
| Senate | Amended | |
| Senate | Vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Passed to engrossment as amended | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Rules suspended-Regular order of business | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Read 3rd time | |
| Senate | Passed | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| Senate | Reported engrossed | |
| House | Received from the Senate | |
| House | Read first time | |
| House | Referred to Public Education | |
| House | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . | |
| House | Considered in public hearing | |
| House | Committee substitute considered in committee | |
| House | Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee | |
| House | Left pending in committee | |
| House | Considered in formal meeting | |
| House | Committee substitute considered in committee | |
| House | Reported favorably as substituted | |
| House | Considered in formal meeting | |
| House | Vote reconsidered in committee | |
| House | Committee substitute considered in committee | |
| House | Reported favorably as substituted | |
| House | Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator | |
| House | Committee report distributed | |
| House | Committee report sent to Calendars | |
| House | Considered in Calendars | |
| House | Placed on General State Calendar | |
| House | Read 2nd time | |
| House | Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 18(b), and Rule 4, Section 32(b)(10) | |
| House | Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2) | |
| House | Amended 1-Leach | |
| House | Record vote RV#3489 | |
| House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | |
| House | Amendment fails of adoption 2-J. González | |
| House | Record vote RV#3490 | |
| House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | |
| House | Amendment fails of adoption 3-J. Garcia | |
| House | Record vote RV#3491 | |
| House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | |
| House | Amendment fails of adoption 4-Bowers | |
| House | Record vote RV#3492 | |
| House | Amendment fails of adoption 5-Manuel | |
| House | Record vote RV#3493 | |
| House | Amended 6-Money | |
| House | Record vote RV#3494 | |
| House | Amendment(s) offered 7-Toth, Schatzline, Money, Richardson, Virdell, Alders, Tinderholt, Cain, Swanson, Schofield, More | |
| House | Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2 | |
| House | Amendment withdrawn 7-Toth | |
| House | Amendment fails of adoption 8-Dutton | |
| House | Record vote RV#3495 | |
| House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | |
| House | Amended 9-Schatzline, Toth, Cain, Harrison, Hopper, Richardson, Holt, Schoolcraft, Money, Olcott, More | |
| House | Record vote RV#3496 | |
| House | Amendment(s) offered 10-Schoolcraft | |
| House | Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 3 | |
| House | Amendment to amendment fails of adoption 11-Turner | |
| House | Record vote RV#3497 | |
| House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | |
| House | Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 8(b) | |
| House | Amendment withdrawn 10-Schoolcraft | |
| House | Amended 12-Toth | |
| House | Record vote RV#3498 | |
| House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | Co-author authorized | |
| House | Point of order overruled Rule 8, Section 3 | |
| House | Passed to 3rd reading as amended | |
| House | Record vote RV#3499 | |
| House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | |
| House | Read 3rd time | |
| House | Passed | |
| House | Record vote RV#3506 | |
| House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | House passage as amended reported | |
| Senate | House amendment(s) laid before the Senate | |
| Senate | Read | |
| Senate | Senate refuses to concur | |
| Senate | Senate requests conference committee | |
| Senate | Senate appoints conferees | |
| House | Senate refuses to concur-reported | |
| House | Senate requests conference committee-reported | |
| House | Senate appoints conferees-reported | |
| House | House grants request for conference committee | |
| House | House appoints conferees | |
| Senate | House grants request for conf comm-reported | |
| Senate | House appoints conferees-reported | |
| Senate | Conference committee report filed | |
| House | Conf. Comm. Report distributed | |
| Senate | Co-author authorized | |
| Senate | Senate adopts conference committee report | |
| Senate | Record vote | |
| House | Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported | |
| House | Point of order overruled Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1) | |
| House | House adopts conference committee report | |
| House | Record vote RV#4119 | |
| House | Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal | |
| Senate | House adopts conf. comm. report-reported | |
| Senate | Reported enrolled | |
| Senate | Signed in the Senate | |
| House | Signed in the House | |
| Sent to the Governor | ||
| Signed by the Governor | ||
| Effective on 9/1/25 |
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