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TX HB 2696

died on adjournment

Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 2696 pass?

No. TX HB 2696 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 (2025-03-18): Referred to Public Education

What is TX HB 2696 about?

TX HB 2696 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 2696?

Noble, Buckley, Leach and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 2696, joined by 64 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-18
Latest action
2025-03-18 — Referred to Public Education
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nobleprimary
  • Buckleyprimary
  • Leachprimary
  • Spillerprimary
  • Raymondprimary
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Ashbycosponsor
  • Barrycosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Bonnencosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Caincosponsor
  • Capriglionecosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Craddickcosponsor
  • Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Currycosponsor
  • Deancosponsor
  • DeAyalacosponsor
  • Doraziocosponsor
  • Dysoncosponsor
  • Frankcosponsor
  • Gatescosponsor
  • Harlesscosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Harrisoncosponsor
  • Hayescosponsor
  • Hefnercosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Holtcosponsor
  • Hoppercosponsor
  • Hullcosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • LaHoodcosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Littlecosponsor
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • Louderbackcosponsor
  • Lowecosponsor
  • Lozanocosponsor
  • Lujancosponsor
  • Luthercosponsor
  • McLaughlincosponsor
  • McQueeneycosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Moneycosponsor
  • Morgancosponsor
  • Olcottcosponsor
  • Oliversoncosponsor
  • Orrcosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Phelancosponsor
  • Piersoncosponsor
  • Richardsoncosponsor
  • Schatzlinecosponsor
  • Shaheencosponsor
  • Shofnercosponsor
  • Slawsoncosponsor
  • Swansoncosponsor
  • Teppercosponsor
  • Tothcosponsor
  • Troxclaircosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Villaloboscosponsor
  • Virdellcosponsor
  • Whartoncosponsor
  • Wilsoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-18

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-18

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

Related bills

Official source

Attribution

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