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SJR 12 TX
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Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education.

TX · session 89R · Senate · joint resolution

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Introduced Nov 12, 2024

Latest action (Apr 17, 2025) Referred to Public Education

Sponsors (10)
  • Paxton Republican · primary
  • Bettencourt Republican · primary
  • Campbell Republican · primary
  • Creighton · primary
  • Flores · primary
  • Hall Republican · primary
  • Hancock · primary
  • King · primary
  • Middleton Republican · primary
  • Parker Republican · primary
2 coauthors / cosponsors

Action history (28)
  1. Nov 12, 2024 Received by the Secretary of the Senate · upper
  2. Nov 12, 2024 Filed · upper
  3. Feb 3, 2025 Read first time · upper
  4. Feb 3, 2025 Referred to Education K-16 · upper
  5. Feb 27, 2025 Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · upper
  6. Feb 27, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  7. Feb 27, 2025 Testimony taken in committee · upper
  8. Feb 27, 2025 Left pending in committee · upper
  9. Mar 6, 2025 Co-author authorized · upper
  10. Mar 13, 2025 Considered in public hearing · upper
  11. Mar 13, 2025 Vote taken in committee · upper
  12. Mar 17, 2025 Reported favorably w/o amendments · upper
  13. Mar 17, 2025 Committee report printed and distributed · upper
  14. Apr 1, 2025 Co-author authorized · upper
  15. Apr 1, 2025 Placed on intent calendar · upper
  16. Apr 3, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  17. Apr 3, 2025 Record vote · upper
  18. Apr 3, 2025 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · upper
  19. Apr 3, 2025 Record vote · upper
  20. Apr 7, 2025 Rules suspended-Regular order of business · upper
  21. Apr 7, 2025 Record vote · upper
  22. Apr 7, 2025 Read 3rd time · upper
  23. Apr 7, 2025 Passed · upper
  24. Apr 7, 2025 Record vote · upper
  25. Apr 7, 2025 Reported engrossed · upper
  26. Apr 8, 2025 Received from the Senate · lower
  27. Apr 17, 2025 Read first time · lower
  28. Apr 17, 2025 Referred to Public Education · lower
Subjects
Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)Family--Parent & Child (I0355)PARENTAL RIGHTS (S0095)Resolutions--Constitutional Amendments (I0661)

Text versions (6)

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  • Introduced · HTML
  • Introduced · PDF
  • Senate Committee Report · HTML
  • Senate Committee Report · PDF
  • Engrossed · HTML
  • Engrossed · PDF

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