TX HB 976
died on adjournmentRelating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting certain instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity; authorizing a civil penalty.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
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Did TX HB 976 pass?
No. TX HB 976 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 (2025-03-06): Referred to Public Education
What is TX HB 976 about?
TX HB 976 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting certain instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity; authorizing a civil penalty.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 976?
Toth is the primary sponsor of TX HB 976, joined by 2 cosponsors.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-06
- Latest action
- 2025-03-06 — Referred to Public Education
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
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Subjects
- EDUCATION AGENCY, TEXAS (V9941)
- Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum (I0228)
- EDUCATION, STATE BOARD OF (V0086)
- EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION, STATE BOARD FOR (V0492)
- GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION (S0767)
- Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)
- PARENTAL NOTIFICATION (S0319)
- PARENTAL RIGHTS (S0095)
- SEXUAL ORIENTATION (S0085)
Sponsors
- Tothprimary
- Holtcosponsor
- Richardsoncosponsor
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-03-06
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-06
Referred to Public Education
referral-committee
2024-11-12
Filed
filing
Versions
- IntroducedCompare
Documents
Votes
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Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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