Bill Commons

TX SJR 12

died on adjournment

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

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

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Quick answers

Did TX SJR 12 pass?

No. TX SJR 12 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 (2025-04-17): Referred to Public Education

What is TX SJR 12 about?

TX SJR 12 is a joint resolution in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Proposing a constitutional amendment establishing a parent's right to direct a child's education.”.

Who sponsors TX SJR 12?

Paxton, Bettencourt, Campbell and 7 others are the primary sponsors of TX SJR 12, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2024-11-12
Latest action
2025-04-17 — Referred to Public Education
Bill type
joint resolution
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Paxtonprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Campbellprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Floresprimary
  • Hallprimary
  • Hancockprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor
  • Sparkscosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  2. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-04-08

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  4. 2025-04-07

    Reported engrossed

  5. 2025-04-07

    Record vote

  6. 2025-04-07

    Passed

    passage

  7. 2025-04-07

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  8. 2025-04-07

    Record vote

  9. 2025-04-07

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-04-03

    Record vote

  11. 2025-04-03

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  12. 2025-04-03

    Record vote

  13. 2025-04-03

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  14. 2025-04-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  15. 2025-04-01

    Co-author authorized

  16. 2025-03-17

    Committee report printed and distributed

  17. 2025-03-17

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2025-03-13

    Vote taken in committee

  19. 2025-03-13

    Considered in public hearing

  20. 2025-03-06

    Co-author authorized

  21. 2025-02-27

    Left pending in committee

  22. 2025-02-27

    Testimony taken in committee

  23. 2025-02-27

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-02-27

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  28. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-03 · pass · 22-9

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no

  • passage

    2025-04-07 · pass · 21-9

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no
    • King: absent

Related bills

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_joint_resolutions/SJR00001_SJR00099/SJR 12.xml

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