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Texas SB12

EDUCATIONPASSED - PENDING ACTION

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.

Legislative Session

active

89th Legislature Regular Session

Selected quotes

PROHIBITION ON DIVERSITY, EQUITY, AND INCLUSION DUTIES. (a) In this section, "diversity, equity, and inclusion duties" means: [...] (3) developing or implementing policies, procedures, or training programs that reference race, color, ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation) [...] (4) compelling, requiring, inducing, or soliciting any person to provide a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement or giving preferential consideration to any person based on the provision of a diversity, equity, and inclusion statement.

A school district [...] shall prohibit a district employee, contractor, or volunteer from engaging in diversity, equity, and inclusion duties.

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Calendar

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2025-05-1308:00HearingJHR 140House Public Education Committee Hearing
2025-02-2710:00HearingE1.028Senate Education K-16 Committee Hearing

History

DateAction
2025-06-03Sent to the Governor
2025-06-02Signed in the Senate
2025-06-02Signed in the House
2025-06-01Reported enrolled
2025-05-31Co-author authorized
2025-05-31Senate adopts conference committee report
2025-05-31Record vote
2025-05-31Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-05-31Point of order overruled Rule 8,Section 1(a)(1)
2025-05-31House adopts conference committee report
2025-05-31Record vote RV#4119
2025-05-31House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2025-05-30Conference committee report filed
2025-05-30Conf. Comm. Report distributed
2025-05-29House grants request for conference committee
2025-05-29House appoints conferees
2025-05-29House grants request for conf comm-reported
2025-05-29House appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-28House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
2025-05-28Read
2025-05-28Senate refuses to concur
2025-05-28Senate requests conference committee
2025-05-28Senate appoints conferees
2025-05-28Senate refuses to concur-reported
2025-05-28Senate requests conference committee-reported
2025-05-28Senate appoints conferees-reported
2025-05-26House passage as amended reported
2025-05-25Co-author authorized
2025-05-25Point of order overruled Rule 8, Section 3
2025-05-25Passed to 3rd reading as amended
2025-05-25Record vote RV#3499
2025-05-25Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-25Read 3rd time
2025-05-25Passed
2025-05-25Record vote RV#3506
2025-05-25Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-24Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-24Read 2nd time
2025-05-24Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 18(b), and Rule 4, Section 32(b)(10)
2025-05-24Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)
2025-05-24Amended 1-Leach
2025-05-24Record vote RV#3489
2025-05-24Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-24Amendment fails of adoption 2-J. González
2025-05-24Record vote RV#3490
2025-05-24Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-24Amendment fails of adoption 3-J. Garcia
2025-05-24Record vote RV#3491
2025-05-24Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-24Amendment fails of adoption 4-Bowers
2025-05-24Record vote RV#3492
2025-05-24Amendment fails of adoption 5-Manuel
2025-05-24Record vote RV#3493
2025-05-24Amended 6-Money
2025-05-24Record vote RV#3494
2025-05-24Amendment(s) offered 7-Toth, Schatzline, Money, Richardson, Virdell, Alders, Tinderholt, Cain, Swanson, Schofield, More
2025-05-24Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
2025-05-24Amendment withdrawn 7-Toth
2025-05-24Amendment fails of adoption 8-Dutton
2025-05-24Record vote RV#3495
2025-05-24Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-24Amended 9-Schatzline, Toth, Cain, Harrison, Hopper, Richardson, Holt, Schoolcraft, Money, Olcott, More
2025-05-24Record vote RV#3496
2025-05-24Amendment(s) offered 10-Schoolcraft
2025-05-24Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 3
2025-05-24Amendment to amendment fails of adoption 11-Turner
2025-05-24Record vote RV#3497
2025-05-24Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 8(b)
2025-05-24Amendment withdrawn 10-Schoolcraft
2025-05-24Amended 12-Toth
2025-05-24Record vote RV#3498
2025-05-24Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-22Committee report distributed
2025-05-22Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-22Considered in Calendars
2025-05-21Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-21Vote reconsidered in committee
2025-05-21Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-05-21Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-16Considered in formal meeting
2025-05-16Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-05-16Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-13Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-13Considered in public hearing
2025-05-13Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-05-13Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-05-13Left pending in committee
2025-04-22Read first time
2025-04-22Referred to Public Education
2025-03-20Received from the Senate
2025-03-19Co-author authorized
2025-03-19Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-19Record vote
2025-03-19Read 2nd time
2025-03-19Point of order
2025-03-19Point of order withdrawn
2025-03-19Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton
2025-03-19Amended
2025-03-19Vote recorded in Journal
2025-03-19Amendment(s) offered FA2 Hughes
2025-03-19Amended
2025-03-19Vote recorded in Journal
2025-03-19Amendment(s) offered FA3 Hughes
2025-03-19Amended
2025-03-19Vote recorded in Journal
2025-03-19Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-03-19Record vote
2025-03-19Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-19Record vote
2025-03-19Read 3rd time
2025-03-19Passed
2025-03-19Record vote
2025-03-19Reported engrossed
2025-03-18Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-17Reported favorably as substituted
2025-03-17Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-13Considered in public hearing
2025-03-13Vote taken in committee
2025-03-12Co-author authorized
2025-03-06Co-author authorized
2025-02-27Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-02-27Considered in public hearing
2025-02-27Testimony taken in committee
2025-02-27Left pending in committee
2025-02-24Received by the Secretary of the Senate
2025-02-24Filed
2025-02-24Read first time
2025-02-24Referred to Education K-16