TX-HB4198-2025
Texas · HB 4198 · 2025
Relating to the standards for a school district's library collection development policies; providing a civil penalty.
Anti-LGBTQ+Failed
- Bill key
- TX-HB4198-2025
- State
- Texas
- Session
- 2025
- Introduced
- Last recorded status
- introduced
- Citation (Bluebook)
- H.B. 4198, 89th Leg., Reg. Sess. (Tex. 2025), https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4198.
- Short citation
- Tex. H.B. 4198.
- Topics
- Tags
Summary
Relating to the standards for a school district's library collection development policies; providing a civil penalty.
Curator notes
SOGIE not directly named; K12, school library obscenity ban
Sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Keresa Richardson | Republican | Representative | HD-061 | Primary sponsor |
34 co-sponsors
| Name | Party | Office | District | Role |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Daniel Alders | Republican | Representative | HD-006 | Co-sponsor |
| Briscoe Cain | Republican | Representative | HD-128 | Co-sponsor |
| David Cook | Republican | Representative | HD-096 | Co-sponsor |
| Gary Gates | Republican | Representative | HD-028 | Co-sponsor |
| Cody Harris | Republican | Representative | HD-008 | Co-sponsor |
| Richard Hayes | Republican | Representative | HD-057 | Co-sponsor |
| Hillary Hickland | Republican | Representative | HD-055 | Co-sponsor |
| Andy Hopper | Republican | Representative | HD-064 | Co-sponsor |
| Carrie Isaac | Republican | Representative | HD-073 | Co-sponsor |
| Helen Kerwin | Republican | Representative | HD-058 | Co-sponsor |
| Mitch Little | Republican | Representative | HD-065 | Co-sponsor |
| AJ Louderback | Republican | Representative | HD-030 | Co-sponsor |
| David Lowe | Republican | Representative | HD-091 | Co-sponsor |
| J.M. Lozano | Republican | Representative | HD-043 | Co-sponsor |
| John Lujan | Republican | Representative | HD-118 | Co-sponsor |
| Shelley Luther | Republican | Representative | HD-062 | Co-sponsor |
| Don McLaughlin | Republican | Representative | HD-080 | Co-sponsor |
| Brent Money | Republican | Representative | HD-002 | Co-sponsor |
| Matt Morgan | Republican | Representative | HD-026 | Co-sponsor |
| Mike Olcott | Republican | Representative | HD-060 | Co-sponsor |
| Tom Oliverson | Republican | Representative | HD-130 | Co-sponsor |
| Katrina Pierson | Republican | Representative | HD-033 | Co-sponsor |
| Nate Schatzline | Republican | Representative | HD-093 | Co-sponsor |
| Alan Schoolcraft | Republican | Representative | HD-044 | Co-sponsor |
| Matthew Shaheen | Republican | Representative | HD-066 | Co-sponsor |
| Joanne Shofner | Republican | Representative | HD-011 | Co-sponsor |
| Valoree Swanson | Republican | Representative | HD-150 | Co-sponsor |
| Steve Toth | Republican | Representative | HD-015 | Co-sponsor |
| Ellen Troxclair | Republican | Representative | HD-019 | Co-sponsor |
| Cody Vasut | Republican | Representative | HD-025 | Co-sponsor |
| Denise Villalobos | Republican | Representative | HD-034 | Co-sponsor |
| Wesley Virdell | Republican | Representative | HD-053 | Co-sponsor |
| Trey Wharton | Republican | Representative | HD-012 | Co-sponsor |
| Terry Wilson | Republican | Representative | HD-020 | Co-sponsor |
Bill text
- As introduced (7,785 characters)
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