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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB12

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.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Charles Creighton
Co-sponsors
Paul BettencourtBrian BirdwellDonna CampbellBrent HagenbuchBryan HughesPhil KingLois KolkhorstMayes MiddletonAngela PaxtonKevin SparksJeff Leach

Legislative progress

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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.

House committee substitute May 13, 2025 House committee substitute May 16, 2025 House committee substitute May 21, 2025 Enrolled June 1, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

19 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

March 19, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

20 yea–11 nay

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March 19, 2025 · Senate

Vote recorded in Journal

Passed

20 yea–11 nay

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March 19, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

20 yea–11 nay

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March 19, 2025 · Senate

Read 3rd time

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

20 yea–11 nay

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May 24, 2025 · House

Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2) RV#3489

Passed

132 yea–2 nay · 2 not voting · 14 absent

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May 24, 2025 · House

Amendment fails of adoption RV#3490

Failed

49 yea–83 nay · 2 not voting · 16 absent

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May 24, 2025 · House

Amendment fails of adoption RV#3491

Failed

51 yea–82 nay · 2 not voting · 15 absent

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May 24, 2025 · House

Amendment fails of adoption RV#3492

Failed

50 yea–84 nay · 2 not voting · 14 absent

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May 24, 2025 · House

Amendment fails of adoption RV#3493

Failed

50 yea–83 nay · 2 not voting · 15 absent

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May 24, 2025 · House

RV#3493 RV#3494

Passed

83 yea–48 nay · 2 not voting · 17 absent

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May 24, 2025 · House

Amendment fails of adoption RV#3495

Failed

49 yea–75 nay · 2 not voting · 24 absent

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May 24, 2025 · House

RV#3496

Passed

85 yea–50 nay · 2 not voting · 13 absent

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May 24, 2025 · House

Amendment to amendment fails of adoption RV#3497

Failed

50 yea–85 nay · 2 not voting · 13 absent

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May 24, 2025 · House

10-Schoolcraft RV#3498

Passed

82 yea–48 nay · 1 not voting · 19 absent

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May 25, 2025 · House

Point of order overruled RV#3499

Passed

85 yea–48 nay · 3 not voting · 14 absent

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May 25, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#3506

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

88 yea–47 nay · 3 not voting · 12 absent

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May 31, 2025 · House

House adopts conference committee report RV#4119

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

77 yea–40 nay · 2 not voting · 31 absent

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May 31, 2025 · Senate

Senate adopts conference committee report

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

20 yea–11 nay

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May 31, 2025 · Senate

Senate adopts conference committee report

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

20 yea–11 nay

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. Senate House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  8. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  9. House Record vote RV#4119 View roll call
  10. House House adopts conference committee report
  11. House Point of order overruled Rule 8, Section 1(a)(1)
  12. House Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
  13. Senate Record vote
  14. Senate Senate adopts conference committee report
  15. Senate Co-author authorized
  16. House Conf. Comm. Report distributed
  17. Senate Conference committee report filed
  18. Senate House appoints conferees-reported
  19. Senate House grants request for conf comm-reported
  20. House House appoints conferees
  21. House House grants request for conference committee
  22. House Senate appoints conferees-reported
  23. House Senate requests conference committee-reported
  24. House Senate refuses to concur-reported
  25. Senate Senate appoints conferees
  26. Senate Senate requests conference committee
  27. Senate Senate refuses to concur
  28. Senate Read
  29. Senate House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
  30. Senate House passage as amended reported
  31. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  32. House Record vote RV#3506
  33. House Passed
  34. House Read 3rd time
  35. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  36. House Record vote RV#3499
  37. House Passed to 3rd reading as amended
  38. House Point of order overruled Rule 8, Section 3
  39. Senate Co-author authorized
  40. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  41. House Record vote RV#3498
  42. House Amended 12-Toth
  43. House Amendment withdrawn 10-Schoolcraft
  44. House Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 8(b)
  45. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  46. House Record vote RV#3497
  47. House Amendment to amendment fails of adoption 11-Turner
  48. House Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 3
  49. House Amendment(s) offered 10-Schoolcraft
  50. House Record vote RV#3496
  51. House Amended 9-Schatzline, Toth, Cain, Harrison, Hopper, Richardson, Holt, Schoolcraft, Money, Olcott, More
  52. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  53. House Record vote RV#3495
  54. House Amendment fails of adoption 8-Dutton
  55. House Amendment withdrawn 7-Toth
  56. House Point of order withdrawn (amendment) Rule 11, Section 2
  57. House Amendment(s) offered 7-Toth, Schatzline, Money, Richardson, Virdell, Alders, Tinderholt, Cain, Swanson, Schofield, More
  58. House Record vote RV#3494
  59. House Amended 6-Money
  60. House Record vote RV#3493
  61. House Amendment fails of adoption 5-Manuel
  62. House Record vote RV#3492
  63. House Amendment fails of adoption 4-Bowers
  64. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  65. House Record vote RV#3491
  66. House Amendment fails of adoption 3-J. Garcia
  67. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  68. House Record vote RV#3490
  69. House Amendment fails of adoption 2-J. González
  70. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  71. House Record vote RV#3489
  72. House Amended 1-Leach
  73. House Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)
  74. House Point of order withdrawn Rule 4, Section 18(b), and Rule 4, Section 32(b)(10)
  75. House Read 2nd time
  76. House Placed on General State Calendar
  77. House Considered in Calendars
  78. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  79. House Committee report distributed
  80. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  81. House Reported favorably as substituted
  82. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  83. House Vote reconsidered in committee
  84. House Considered in formal meeting
  85. House Reported favorably as substituted
  86. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  87. House Considered in formal meeting
  88. House Left pending in committee
  89. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  90. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  91. House Considered in public hearing
  92. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  93. House Referred to Public Education
  94. House Read first time
  95. House Received from the Senate
  96. Senate Reported engrossed
  97. Senate Record vote
  98. Senate Passed
  99. Senate Read 3rd time
  100. Senate Record vote
  101. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  102. Senate Record vote
  103. Senate Passed to engrossment as amended
  104. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  105. Senate Amended
  106. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA3 Hughes
  107. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  108. Senate Amended
  109. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA2 Hughes
  110. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  111. Senate Amended
  112. Senate Amendment(s) offered FA1 Creighton
  113. Senate Point of order withdrawn
  114. Senate Point of order
  115. Senate Read 2nd time
  116. Senate Record vote
  117. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  118. Senate Co-author authorized
  119. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  120. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  121. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  122. Senate Vote taken in committee
  123. Senate Considered in public hearing
  124. Senate Co-author authorized
  125. Senate Co-author authorized
  126. Senate Left pending in committee
  127. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  128. Senate Considered in public hearing
  129. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  130. Senate Referred to Education K-16
  131. Senate Read first time
  132. Senate Filed
  133. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1980742
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB12.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00