Bill:  SB 12 
Legislative Session: 89(R)
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Last Action:06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text: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.
Author:Creighton
Coauthor:Bettencourt | Birdwell | Campbell | Hagenbuch | Hughes | King | Kolkhorst | Middleton | Paxton | Sparks
Sponsor:Leach
Subjects:Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)
Disabilities, Persons with (I0380)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum (I0228)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Discipline (I0244)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities (I0241)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Private (I0239)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)
Education--Primary & Secondary--Textbooks (I0226)
Education--School Districts (I0220)
Electronic Information Systems (I0311)
Family--Parent & Child (I0355)
Health--Privacy/Use of Information (I0389)
Human Relations (I0410)
Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)
BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIERS & VOICEPRINTS (S0449)
DISCRIMINATION (S0052)
GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES (S0121)
LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MATERIALS (SE35P)
PARENTAL CONSENT (S0318)
PARENTAL NOTIFICATION (S0319)
PARENTAL RIGHTS (S0095)
TRANSFER STUDENTS (S0251)
EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
EDUCATION, COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)
EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF (V0086)
EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION, STATE BOARD FOR (V0492)
Senate Committee:Education K-16
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=2   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
House Committee:Public Education
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=8   Nays=5   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/28/2025) Creighton (Chair) | Campbell | Hinojosa, Adam | Parker | Paxton
House Conferees:Appointed (05/29/2025) Leach (Chair) | Buckley | Hull | Metcalf | Tinderholt
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
E   Effective on 9/1/25      06/20/2025    
E   Signed by the Governor      06/20/2025     3862
E   Sent to the Governor      06/03/2025     3861
H   Signed in the House      06/02/2025     7607
S   Signed in the Senate      06/02/2025     3858
S   Reported enrolled      06/01/2025     3828
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/31/2025     3707
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/31/2025     7394
H   Record vote   RV#4119   05/31/2025     7393
H   House adopts conference committee report      05/31/2025     7392
H   Point of order overruled   Rule 8,Section 1(a)(1)   05/31/2025     7392
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/31/2025     7411
S   Record vote      05/31/2025     3675
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      05/31/2025     3675
S   Co-author authorized      05/31/2025     3801
H   Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/30/2025   02:13 PM 
S   Conference committee report filed      05/30/2025     3552
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/29/2025     3225
S   House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/29/2025     3225
H   House appoints conferees      05/29/2025     6814
H   House grants request for conference committee      05/29/2025     6814
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/28/2025     6807
H   Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/28/2025     6807
H   Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/28/2025     6807
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/28/2025     2929
S   Senate requests conference committee      05/28/2025     2929
S   Senate refuses to concur      05/28/2025     2929
S   Read      05/28/2025     2929
S   House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/28/2025     2910
S   House passage as amended reported      05/26/2025     2670
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/25/2025     5836
H   Record vote   RV#3506   05/25/2025     5835
H   Passed      05/25/2025     5835
H   Read 3rd time      05/25/2025     5835
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/25/2025     5818
H   Record vote   RV#3499   05/25/2025     5817
H   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/25/2025     5817
H   Point of order overruled   Rule 8, Section 3   05/25/2025     5817
S   Co-author authorized      05/25/2025     2663
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2025     5817
H   Record vote   RV#3498   05/24/2025     5816
H   Amended   12-Toth   05/24/2025     5815
H   Amendment withdrawn   10-Schoolcraft   05/24/2025     5815
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 8(b)   05/24/2025     5815
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2025     5815
H   Record vote   RV#3497   05/24/2025     5814
H   Amendment to amendment fails of adoption   11-Turner   05/24/2025     5814
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 3   05/24/2025     5814
H   Amendment(s) offered   10-Schoolcraft   05/24/2025     5814
H   Record vote   RV#3496   05/24/2025     5813
H   Amended   9-Schatzline, Toth, Cain, Harrison, Hopper, Richardson, Holt, Schoolcraft, Money, Olcott, More   05/24/2025     5813
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2025     5813
H   Record vote   RV#3495   05/24/2025     5812
H   Amendment fails of adoption   8-Dutton   05/24/2025     5812
H   Amendment withdrawn   7-Toth   05/24/2025     5811
H   Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   05/24/2025     5811
H   Amendment(s) offered   7-Toth, Schatzline, Money, Richardson, Virdell, Alders, Tinderholt, Cain, Swanson, Schofield, More   05/24/2025     5809
H   Record vote   RV#3494   05/24/2025     5808
H   Amended   6-Money   05/24/2025     5808
H   Record vote   RV#3493   05/24/2025     5808
H   Amendment fails of adoption   5-Manuel   05/24/2025     5808
H   Record vote   RV#3492   05/24/2025     5807
H   Amendment fails of adoption   4-Bowers   05/24/2025     5807
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2025     5807
H   Record vote   RV#3491   05/24/2025     5806
H   Amendment fails of adoption   3-J. Garcia   05/24/2025     5806
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2025     5806
H   Record vote   RV#3490   05/24/2025     5805
H   Amendment fails of adoption   2-J. González   05/24/2025     5805
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2025     5803
H   Record vote   RV#3489   05/24/2025     5803
H   Amended   1-Leach   05/24/2025     5801
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 32(c)(2)   05/24/2025     5801
H   Point of order withdrawn   Rule 4, Section 18(b), and Rule 4, Section 32(b)(10)   05/24/2025     5801
H   Read 2nd time      05/24/2025     5801
H   Placed on General State Calendar      05/24/2025    
H   Considered in Calendars      05/22/2025    
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      05/22/2025    
H   Committee report distributed      05/22/2025   10:13 AM 
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/22/2025     5731
H   Reported favorably as substituted      05/21/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/21/2025    
H   Vote reconsidered in committee      05/21/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/21/2025    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      05/16/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/16/2025    
H   Considered in formal meeting      05/16/2025    
H   Left pending in committee      05/13/2025    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/13/2025    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      05/13/2025    
H   Considered in public hearing      05/13/2025    
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/13/2025    
H   Referred to Public Education      04/22/2025   03:20 PM  1743
H   Read first time      04/22/2025     1743
H   Received from the Senate      03/20/2025     744
S   Reported engrossed      03/19/2025     640
S   Record vote      03/19/2025     628
S   Passed      03/19/2025     628
S   Read 3rd time      03/19/2025     628
S   Record vote      03/19/2025     627
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/19/2025     627
S   Record vote      03/19/2025     611
S   Passed to engrossment as amended      03/19/2025     611
S   Vote recorded in Journal      03/19/2025     611
S   Amended      03/19/2025     611
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Hughes   03/19/2025     610
S   Vote recorded in Journal      03/19/2025     610
S   Amended      03/19/2025     610
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Hughes   03/19/2025     610
S   Vote recorded in Journal      03/19/2025     610
S   Amended      03/19/2025     610
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Creighton   03/19/2025     610
S   Point of order withdrawn      03/19/2025     610
S   Point of order      03/19/2025     610
S   Read 2nd time      03/19/2025     610
S   Record vote      03/19/2025     609
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/19/2025     609
S   Co-author authorized      03/19/2025     635
S   Placed on intent calendar      03/18/2025    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      03/17/2025   02:39 PM 
S   Reported favorably as substituted      03/17/2025     567
S   Vote taken in committee      03/13/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      03/13/2025    
S   Co-author authorized      03/12/2025     502
S   Co-author authorized      03/06/2025     446
S   Left pending in committee      02/27/2025    
S   Testimony taken in committee      02/27/2025    
S   Considered in public hearing      02/27/2025    
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      02/27/2025    
S   Referred to Education K-16      02/24/2025     299
S   Read first time      02/24/2025     299
S   Filed      02/24/2025    
S   Received by the Secretary of the Senate      02/24/2025