TX HB 54
died on adjournmentRelating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 54 pass?
No. TX HB 54 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 (2025-04-30): Left pending in committee
What is TX HB 54 about?
TX HB 54 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the display of and allowance for non-human behaviors in Texas schools.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 54?
Gerdes, Metcalf, Harris and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 54, joined by 51 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-14
- Latest action
- 2025-04-30 — Left pending in committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)
- CHILD ABUSE (S4256)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Discipline (I0244)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)
- FORBIDDING UNLAWFUL REPRESENTATION OF ROLEPLAYING IN EDUCATIONAL SPACES (F.U.R.R.I.E.S.) ACT (PP6PC)
Sponsors
- Gerdesprimary
- Metcalfprimary
- Harrisprimary
- Troxclairprimary
- Harris Davilaprimary
- Alderscosponsor
- Barrycosponsor
- Bell, Keithcosponsor
- Bonnencosponsor
- Bumgarnercosponsor
- Buttoncosponsor
- Caincosponsor
- Capriglionecosponsor
- Cookcosponsor
- Currycosponsor
- Deancosponsor
- DeAyalacosponsor
- Fairlycosponsor
- Guillencosponsor
- Hefnercosponsor
- Hicklandcosponsor
- Holtcosponsor
- Hoppercosponsor
- Hullcosponsor
- Kerwincosponsor
- Kingcosponsor
- Kitzmancosponsor
- LaHoodcosponsor
- Landgrafcosponsor
- Leachcosponsor
- Littlecosponsor
- Lopez, Janiecosponsor
- Louderbackcosponsor
- Lowecosponsor
- Luthercosponsor
- McLaughlincosponsor
- McQueeneycosponsor
- Moneycosponsor
- Morgancosponsor
- Oliversoncosponsor
- Orrcosponsor
- Pattersoncosponsor
- Phelancosponsor
- Piersoncosponsor
- Schatzlinecosponsor
- Shofnercosponsor
- Slawsoncosponsor
- Spillercosponsor
- Teppercosponsor
- Tinderholtcosponsor
- Tothcosponsor
- VanDeavercosponsor
- Vasutcosponsor
- Villaloboscosponsor
- Virdellcosponsor
- Whartoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-14
Filed
filing
2025-03-14
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-14
Referred to Public Education
referral-committee
2025-04-29
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-29
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-29
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-30
Left pending in committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
Not provided by source.
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
Official source
Attribution
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