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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

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

  1. 2024-11-12

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-11-12

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Education K-16

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-02-27

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-02-27

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-02-27

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-02-27

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-03-06

    Co-author authorized

  10. 2025-03-13

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-03-13

    Vote taken in committee

  12. 2025-03-17

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-03-17

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-04-01

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-04-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-04-03

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-04-03

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-03

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  19. 2025-04-03

    Record vote

  20. 2025-04-07

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  21. 2025-04-07

    Record vote

  22. 2025-04-07

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-04-07

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-04-07

    Record vote

  25. 2025-04-07

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-04-08

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  27. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Public Education

    referral-committee

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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