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 pu
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Officially: “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.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 24, 2025
Filed · Feb 24, 2025
Read first time · Feb 24, 2025
Referred to Education K-16 · Feb 24, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Feb 27, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Feb 27, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Feb 27, 2025
Left pending in committee · Feb 27, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 6, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 12, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 13, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 13, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 17, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 17, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 18, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 19, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 19, 2025
Record vote · Mar 19, 2025
Read 2nd time · Mar 19, 2025
Point of order · Mar 19, 2025
Point of order withdrawn · Mar 19, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Mar 19, 2025
Amended · Mar 19, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Mar 19, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Mar 19, 2025
Amended · Mar 19, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Mar 19, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Mar 19, 2025
Amended · Mar 19, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Mar 19, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Mar 19, 2025
Record vote · Mar 19, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 19, 2025
Record vote · Mar 19, 2025
Read 3rd time · Mar 19, 2025
Passed · Mar 19, 2025
Record vote · Mar 19, 2025
Reported engrossed · Mar 19, 2025
Received from the Senate · Mar 20, 2025
Read first time · Apr 22, 2025
Referred to Public Education · Apr 22, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · May 13, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 13, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 13, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · May 13, 2025
Left pending in committee · May 13, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 16, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 16, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 16, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 21, 2025
Vote reconsidered in committee · May 21, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 21, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 21, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 22, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 22, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 22, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 22, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 24, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 24, 2025
Point of order withdrawn · May 24, 2025
Amended · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 24, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 24, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 24, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Amended · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 24, 2025
Point of order withdrawn (amendment) · May 24, 2025
Amendment withdrawn · May 24, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 24, 2025
Amended · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 24, 2025
Point of order withdrawn (amendment) · May 24, 2025
Amendment to amendment fails of adoption · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 24, 2025
Point of order withdrawn (amendment) · May 24, 2025
Amendment withdrawn · May 24, 2025
Amended · May 24, 2025
Record vote · May 24, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 24, 2025
Co-author authorized · May 25, 2025
Point of order overruled · May 25, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 25, 2025
Record vote · May 25, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 25, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 25, 2025
Passed · May 25, 2025
Record vote · May 25, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 25, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 26, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 28, 2025
Read · May 28, 2025
Senate refuses to concur · May 28, 2025
Senate requests conference committee · May 28, 2025
Senate appoints conferees · May 28, 2025
Senate refuses to concur-reported · May 28, 2025
Senate requests conference committee-reported · May 28, 2025
Senate appoints conferees-reported · May 28, 2025
House grants request for conference committee · May 29, 2025
House appoints conferees · May 29, 2025
House grants request for conf comm-reported · May 29, 2025
House appoints conferees-reported · May 29, 2025
Conference committee report filed · May 30, 2025
Conf. Comm. Report distributed · May 30, 2025
Co-author authorized · May 31, 2025
Senate adopts conference committee report · May 31, 2025
Record vote · May 31, 2025
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 2025
Point of order overruled · May 31, 2025
House adopts conference committee report · May 31, 2025
Record vote · May 31, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 31, 2025
House adopts conf. comm. report-reported · May 31, 2025
Reported enrolled · Jun 1, 2025
Signed in the Senate · Jun 2, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 2, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 3, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
12
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
On motion of Senator Creighton, the Conference Committee Report was adoptedSenate · 2025-05-31 · Yeas 20, Nays 11
The motion to adopt the conference committee report on SBi12 prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-31 · Yeas 77, Nays 40, Present, not voting 2
SBi12 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-25 · Yeas 88, Nays 47, Present, not voting 3
Saturday, May 24, 2025 HOUSE JOURNAL — 72nd Day 6071 CSSB 12, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-25 · Yeas 85, Nays 48, Present, not voting 3
Amendment No. 12 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 82, Nays 48, Present, not voting 1
Amendment No. 11 Representative Turner offered the following amendment to Amendment No.i10: Amend Amendment No.i10 by Schoolcraft to CSSBi12 on page 1, line 9, between "identity" and the underlined period by inserting "or anti-vaccination theory". 6068 89th LEGISLATURE — REGULAR SESSION Amendment No. 11 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 50, Nays 85, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 9 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 85, Nays 50, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 8 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 49, Nays 75, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 6 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 83, Nays 48, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 5 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 50, Nays 83, Present, not voting 2
Amend CSSBi12 (house committee report) on page 5, by striking lines 7iand 8, and substituting the following: ethnicity, gender identity, or sexual orientation except: (A)iifor policies, procedures, trainings, activities, or programs that include the teaching of historical and present discrimination more broadly; or (B)iias necessary to comply with state or federal law; and Amendment No. 4 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 50, Nays 84, Present, not voting 2
through page 5, line 1, and substituting the following: respect to race, sex, color, or ethnicity, except: (A)iifor practices that are designed to positively influence recruitment and retention programs for black, male, and other underrepresented educators; and (B)iias necessary to comply with state or federal antidiscrimination laws; Amendment No. 3 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 51, Nays 82, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 2 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 49, Nays 83, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 1 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-24 · Yeas 132, Nays 2, Present, not voting 2
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-03-19 · Yeas 20, Nays 11
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-03-19 · Yeas 20, Nays 11
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