Texas bills · 89th Legislature (2025)
Texas SB 11
Relating to a period of prayer and reading of the Bible or other religious text in public schools.
- Introduced
- In committee
- Passed Senate
- Passed House
- To Governor
- Became law
Sponsors
- Middleton (Republican)
- Bettencourt (Republican)
- Birdwell
- Campbell (Republican)
- Creighton
- Flores
- Hagenbuch (Republican)
- Hall (Republican)
- Hancock
- Hinojosa, Adam (Republican)
- Huffman (Republican)
- Hughes (Republican)
- King
- Kolkhorst (Republican)
- Nichols (Republican)
- Parker (Republican)
- Paxton (Republican)
- Perry (Republican)
- Schwertner (Republican)
- Sparks (Republican)
- Spiller (Republican)
- Cook
- Paul (Republican)
Cosponsors (29)
- Alders (Republican)
- Ashby (Republican)
- Bell, Keith (Republican)
- Cain (Republican)
- Curry (Republican)
- Harris (Republican)
- Harris Davila (Republican)
- Hayes (Republican)
- Hickland (Republican)
- Holt (Republican)
- Hopper (Republican)
- Isaac (Republican)
- Kerwin (Republican)
- Little (Republican)
- Lujan (Republican)
- McQueeney (Republican)
- Metcalf (Republican)
- Money (Republican)
- Noble (Republican)
- Olcott (Republican)
- Patterson (Republican)
- Pierson (Republican)
- Richardson (Republican)
- Shofner (Republican)
- Slawson (Republican)
- Toth (Republican)
- Troxclair (Republican)
- Vasut (Republican)
- Virdell (Republican)
Summary
No official summary is available for this bill.
Latest action(Jun 20, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25
Text versions
Roll-call votes
State vote data last updated Oct 15, 2026, 8:06 AM.
| Date | Vote | Result | Your legislators |
|---|---|---|---|
| May 23, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| May 22, 2025 House | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Mar 18, 2025 Senate | passage | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
| Mar 18, 2025 Senate | Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 11 be placed on its third reading and final passage. | pass | Set your home in Texas to see |
Actions
- Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 - Jun 20, 2025
Signed by the Governor - May 27, 2025
Sent to the Governor - May 26, 2025 · House
Signed in the House - May 26, 2025 · Senate
Signed in the Senate - May 23, 2025 · Senate
Reported enrolled - May 23, 2025 · Senate
House passage reported - May 23, 2025 · House
Additional sponsor(s) authorized - May 23, 2025 · House
Rules suspended - May 23, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 23, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 23, 2025 · House
Passed - May 23, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time - May 22, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal - May 22, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 22, 2025 · House
Passed to 3rd reading - May 22, 2025 · House
Point of order withdrawn - May 22, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 22, 2025 · House
Amendment tabled - May 22, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 22, 2025 · House
Amendment tabled - May 22, 2025 · House
Record vote - May 22, 2025 · House
Amendment tabled - May 22, 2025 · House
Point of order withdrawn - May 22, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time - May 21, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar - May 19, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars - May 15, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars - May 14, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed - May 14, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator - May 10, 2025 · House
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) - May 10, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting - May 7, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee - May 7, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee - May 7, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Referred to State Affairs - Apr 17, 2025 · House
Read first time - Mar 19, 2025 · House
Received from the Senate - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Passed - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Read 3rd time - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Three day rule suspended - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Record vote - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business - Mar 18, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - Mar 13, 2025 · Senate
Not again placed on intent calendar - Mar 11, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar - Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed - Mar 5, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably w/o amendments - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing - Mar 4, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . - Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Education K-16 - Feb 11, 2025 · Senate
Read first time - Feb 10, 2025 · Senate
Filed - Feb 10, 2025 · Senate
Received by the Secretary of the Senate