Bill Commons

TX SB 10

enacted

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

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 10 pass?

Yes. TX SB 10 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 10 about?

TX SB 10 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 SB 10?

King, Bettencourt, Birdwell and 22 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 10, joined by 56 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-10
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kingprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Birdwellprimary
  • Campbellprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Floresprimary
  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Hallprimary
  • Hancockprimary
  • Hinojosa, Adamprimary
  • Huffmanprimary
  • Hughesprimary
  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Nicholsprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Sparksprimary
  • Nobleprimary
  • Buckleyprimary
  • Leachprimary
  • Spillerprimary
  • Raymondprimary
  • Alderscosponsor
  • Barrycosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Bonnencosponsor
  • Bumgarnercosponsor
  • Caincosponsor
  • Capriglionecosponsor
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Craddickcosponsor
  • Cunninghamcosponsor
  • Currycosponsor
  • DeAyalacosponsor
  • Doraziocosponsor
  • Frankcosponsor
  • Harlesscosponsor
  • Harriscosponsor
  • Hayescosponsor
  • Hefnercosponsor
  • Hicklandcosponsor
  • Holtcosponsor
  • Hoppercosponsor
  • Hullcosponsor
  • Isaaccosponsor
  • Kerwincosponsor
  • LaHoodcosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • Littlecosponsor
  • Lopez, Janiecosponsor
  • Louderbackcosponsor
  • Lowecosponsor
  • Lozanocosponsor
  • Lujancosponsor
  • Luthercosponsor
  • McLaughlincosponsor
  • Metcalfcosponsor
  • Morgancosponsor
  • Olcottcosponsor
  • Oliversoncosponsor
  • Orrcosponsor
  • Pattersoncosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor
  • Phelancosponsor
  • Piersoncosponsor
  • Richardsoncosponsor
  • Schatzlinecosponsor
  • Shaheencosponsor
  • Shofnercosponsor
  • Slawsoncosponsor
  • Swansoncosponsor
  • Teppercosponsor
  • Troxclaircosponsor
  • Vasutcosponsor
  • Villaloboscosponsor
  • Virdellcosponsor
  • Whartoncosponsor
  • Wilsoncosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-10

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-10

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-11

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-11

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-04

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-04

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-04

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-04

    Vote taken in committee

  9. 2025-03-05

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-03-05

    Committee report printed and distributed

  11. 2025-03-06

    Placed on intent calendar

  12. 2025-03-18

    Point of order

  13. 2025-03-18

    Point of order overruled

  14. 2025-03-18

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  15. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  16. 2025-03-18

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-03-18

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  18. 2025-03-18

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  19. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  20. 2025-03-18

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  21. 2025-03-18

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  22. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  23. 2025-03-18

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  24. 2025-03-18

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  25. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  26. 2025-03-18

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  27. 2025-03-18

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  28. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  29. 2025-03-18

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  30. 2025-03-18

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  31. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  32. 2025-03-18

    Passed to engrossment

  33. 2025-03-18

    Record vote

  34. 2025-03-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  35. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  36. 2025-03-19

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  37. 2025-03-19

    Passed

    passage

  38. 2025-03-19

    Record vote

  39. 2025-03-19

    Statement(s) submitted

  40. 2025-03-19

    Statement(s) submitted

  41. 2025-03-19

    Reported engrossed

  42. 2025-03-20

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  43. 2025-03-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  44. 2025-03-25

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

  45. 2025-04-30

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-30

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  47. 2025-04-30

    Left pending in committee

  48. 2025-05-01

    Considered in formal meeting

  49. 2025-05-01

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  50. 2025-05-08

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  51. 2025-05-08

    Committee report distributed

  52. 2025-05-09

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  53. 2025-05-15

    Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator

    filing

  54. 2025-05-15

    Corrected comm. report distributed

  55. 2025-05-15

    Corrected committee report sent to Calendars

  56. 2025-05-19

    Considered in Calendars

  57. 2025-05-21

    Placed on General State Calendar

  58. 2025-05-21

    Rules suspended

  59. 2025-05-21

    Additional sponsor(s) authorized

  60. 2025-05-21

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  61. 2025-05-21

    Point of order withdrawn

    withdrawal

  62. 2025-05-21

    Recommitted to committee

  63. 2025-05-21

    Considered in formal meeting

  64. 2025-05-21

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  65. 2025-05-21

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  66. 2025-05-21

    Committee report distributed

  67. 2025-05-22

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  68. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  69. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  70. 2025-05-24

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  71. 2025-05-24

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  72. 2025-05-24

    Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

    withdrawal

  73. 2025-05-24

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  74. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  75. 2025-05-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  76. 2025-05-24

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  77. 2025-05-24

    Point of order sustained (amendment)

  78. 2025-05-24

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  79. 2025-05-24

    Point of order sustained (amendment)

  80. 2025-05-24

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  81. 2025-05-24

    Point of order sustained (amendment)

  82. 2025-05-24

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  83. 2025-05-24

    Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

    withdrawal

  84. 2025-05-24

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  85. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  86. 2025-05-24

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  87. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  88. 2025-05-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  89. 2025-05-24

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  90. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  91. 2025-05-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  92. 2025-05-24

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  93. 2025-05-24

    Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

    withdrawal

  94. 2025-05-24

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  95. 2025-05-24

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  96. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  97. 2025-05-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  98. 2025-05-24

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  99. 2025-05-24

    Point of order withdrawn (amendment)

    withdrawal

  100. 2025-05-24

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  101. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  102. 2025-05-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  103. 2025-05-24

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  104. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  105. 2025-05-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  106. 2025-05-24

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  107. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  108. 2025-05-24

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  109. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  110. 2025-05-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  111. 2025-05-24

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  112. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  113. 2025-05-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  114. 2025-05-24

    Amendment tabled

    deferral

  115. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  116. 2025-05-24

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  117. 2025-05-24

    Passed to 3rd reading

  118. 2025-05-24

    Record vote

  119. 2025-05-24

    Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  120. 2025-05-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  121. 2025-05-25

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  122. 2025-05-25

    Passed as amended

    amendment-passage,passage

  123. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  124. 2025-05-25

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  125. 2025-05-26

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  126. 2025-05-28

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  127. 2025-05-28

    Read

  128. 2025-05-28

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  129. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  130. 2025-05-28

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  131. 2025-05-29

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  132. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  133. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  134. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  135. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  136. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • other

    2025-03-18 · fail · 10-20

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

    2025-03-18 · pass · 20-10

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. 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
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no
    • Blanco: absent
  • passage

    2025-03-19 · pass · 20-11

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. 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
    • Blanco: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • J. Hinojosa: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no
  • passage

    2025-05-24 · pass · 88-49

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Anchía: no
    • Bernal: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Cole: no
    • Collier: no
    • Cortez: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Guerra: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Howard: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Longoria: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales, E.: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Walle: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Simmon: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-25 · pass · 82-46

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris(C): yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Anchía: no
    • Bernal: no
    • Bhojani: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Campos: no
    • Cole: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Flores: no
    • Gámez: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • Gervin-Hawkins: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Guerra: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Howard: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales, E.: no
    • Muñoz: no
    • Ordaz: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Perez, V.: no
    • Plesa: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Simmons: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Turner: no
    • Vo: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting
    • Cortez: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Walle: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Barry: absent
    • Bell, C.: absent
    • Bell, K.: absent
    • Bumgarner: absent
    • Collier: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Guillen: absent
    • Lopez, J.: absent
    • Lopez, R.: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Rosenthal: absent
    • Villalobos: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 21-10

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

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