TX HB 717
died on adjournmentRelating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 717 pass?
No. TX HB 717 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-03-04): Referred to State Affairs
What is TX HB 717 about?
TX HB 717 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 717?
Leach is the primary sponsor of TX HB 717, joined by 42 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-04
- Latest action
- 2025-03-04 — Referred to State Affairs
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Leachprimary
- Alderscosponsor
- Ashbycosponsor
- Bell, Keithcosponsor
- Bonnencosponsor
- Buckleycosponsor
- Caincosponsor
- Capriglionecosponsor
- Cookcosponsor
- Currycosponsor
- Deancosponsor
- DeAyalacosponsor
- Doraziocosponsor
- Harrisoncosponsor
- Hefnercosponsor
- Hicklandcosponsor
- Hoppercosponsor
- Hullcosponsor
- Isaaccosponsor
- Kerwincosponsor
- LaHoodcosponsor
- Leo Wilsoncosponsor
- Littlecosponsor
- Lozanocosponsor
- McLaughlincosponsor
- Metcalfcosponsor
- Morgancosponsor
- Noblecosponsor
- Olcottcosponsor
- Oliversoncosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Paulcosponsor
- Piersoncosponsor
- Schatzlinecosponsor
- Shaheencosponsor
- Shofnercosponsor
- Slawsoncosponsor
- Spillercosponsor
- Swansoncosponsor
- Troxclaircosponsor
- Vasutcosponsor
- Virdellcosponsor
- Whartoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2024-11-12
Filed
filing
2025-03-04
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-04
Referred to State Affairs
referral-committee
Versions
- IntroducedCompare
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 965
Official source
Attribution
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