Texas Senate Bill 24

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Completed Legislative Action
Sponsorship: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 24-3)
Status: Passed on June 20 2025 - 100% progression
Action: 2025-06-20 - Effective immediately
Text: Latest bill text (Enrolled) [HTML]

Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.

Relating to the inclusion of an understanding of communist regimes and ideologies in the essential knowledge and skills for the social studies curriculum for certain public school students.

Sen. Donna Campbell [R]	Sen. Paul Bettencourt [R]	Sen. Charles Creighton [R]	Sen. Peter Flores [R]
Sen. Brent Hagenbuch [R]	Sen. Bob Hall [R]	Sen. Adam Hinojosa [R]	Sen. Joan Huffman [R]
Sen. Bryan Hughes [R]	Sen. Lois Kolkhorst [R]	Sen. Mayes Middleton [R]	Sen. Tan Parker [R]
Sen. Angela Paxton [R]	Sen. Charles Perry [R]	Sen. Charles Schwertner [R]	Sen. Cesar Blanco [D]
Sen. Phil King [R]	Sen. Kevin Sparks [R]	Rep. Jeff Leach [R]	Rep. Tom Oliverson [R]
Rep. William Metcalf [R]	Rep. Cole Hefner [R]	Rep. Stan Kitzman [R]	Rep. Brad Buckley [R]
Rep. Cody Harris [R]	Rep. Mihaela Plesa [D]	Rep. Hubert Vo [D]

2025-05-22 - House - Additional sponsor(s) authorized RV#3209 (Y: 119 N: 13 NV: 5 Abs: 13) [PASS]
2025-05-21 - House - Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal RV#3183 (Y: 112 N: 20 NV: 6 Abs: 12) [PASS]
2025-05-21 - House - Amendment tabled RV#3182 (Y: 87 N: 55 NV: 2 Abs: 6) [PASS]
2025-05-21 - House - Amendment tabled RV#3181 (Y: 86 N: 57 NV: 2 Abs: 5) [PASS]
2025-05-21 - House - Amendment tabled RV#3180 (Y: 85 N: 56 NV: 2 Abs: 7) [PASS]
2025-05-21 - House - Amendment tabled RV#3179 (Y: 88 N: 50 NV: 2 Abs: 10) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Read 3rd time (Y: 25 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Record vote (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Three day rule suspended (Y: 31 N: 0 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Record vote (Y: 25 N: 6 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Amendment fails of adoption (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2025-03-26 - Senate - Rules suspended-Regular order of business (Y: 28 N: 3 NV: 0 Abs: 0) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-06-20		Effective immediately
2025-06-20		Signed by the Governor
2025-05-27		Sent to the Governor
2025-05-26	House	Signed in the House
2025-05-26	Senate	Signed in the Senate
2025-05-23	Senate	Reported enrolled
2025-05-23	Senate	House passage reported
2025-05-22	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-22	House	Record vote RV#3209
2025-05-22	House	Passed
2025-05-22	House	Additional sponsor(s) authorized
2025-05-22	House	Rules suspended
2025-05-22	House	Read 3rd time
2025-05-21	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-21	House	Record vote RV#3183
2025-05-21	House	Passed to 3rd reading
2025-05-21	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-21	House	Record vote RV#3182
2025-05-21	House	Amendment tabled 4-Rosenthal
2025-05-21	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-21	House	Record vote RV#3181
2025-05-21	House	Amendment tabled 3-Wu
2025-05-21	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-21	House	Record vote RV#3180
2025-05-21	House	Amendment tabled 2-Hinojosa
2025-05-21	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-21	House	Record vote RV#3179
2025-05-21	House	Amendment tabled 1-Goodwin
2025-05-21	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-21	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-19	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-09	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-08	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-08	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-01	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-05-01	House	Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-30	House	Left pending in committee
2025-04-30	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-30	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-29	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-09	House	Referred to Public Education
2025-04-09	House	Read first time
2025-03-27	House	Received from the Senate
2025-03-26	Senate	Reported engrossed
2025-03-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-26	Senate	Passed
2025-03-26	Senate	Read 3rd time
2025-03-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-26	Senate	Three day rule suspended
2025-03-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-26	Senate	Passed to engrossment
2025-03-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-26	Senate	Amendment fails of adoption
2025-03-26	Senate	Amendment(s) offered FA1 Eckhardt
2025-03-26	Senate	Read 2nd time
2025-03-26	Senate	Record vote
2025-03-26	Senate	Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-03-25	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-24	Senate	Not again placed on intent calendar
2025-03-24	Senate	Co-author authorized
2025-03-19	Senate	Placed on intent calendar
2025-03-19	Senate	Co-author authorized
2025-03-17	Senate	Committee report printed and distributed
2025-03-17	Senate	Reported favorably as substituted
2025-03-13	Senate	Vote taken in committee
2025-03-13	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-11	Senate	Left pending in committee
2025-03-11	Senate	Testimony taken in committee
2025-03-11	Senate	Considered in public hearing
2025-03-11	Senate	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-06	Senate	Referred to Education K-16
2025-03-06	Senate	Read first time
2025-03-05	Senate	Filed
2025-03-05	Senate	Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB24
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00024I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00024S.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00024E.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00024H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00024F.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00024S2F1.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00024H21.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00024H22.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00024H23.HTM
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/SB00024H24.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00024I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00024I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00024S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00024S.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/SB00024E.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00024H.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/SB00024F.htm
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-26-F.PDF#page=17
Roll Call	https://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/89r/pdf/89RSJ03-26-F.PDF#page=18
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB24&RcdVtNo=3179&Ch=H&Dt=05/21/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB24&RcdVtNo=3180&Ch=H&Dt=05/21/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB24&RcdVtNo=3181&Ch=H&Dt=05/21/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB24&RcdVtNo=3182&Ch=H&Dt=05/21/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB24&RcdVtNo=3183&Ch=H&Dt=05/21/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB24&RcdVtNo=3209&Ch=H&Dt=05/22/2025