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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to instruction on informed American patriotism in public schools."
+description: "Relating to instruction on informed American patriotism in public schools."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 4509"
+citation: "Texas HB 4509 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF (V0086)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum (I0228)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen", "Metcalf", "Taylor"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 59
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-03-12"
+last_action: "2021-06-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b62760db-6133-4071-bd30-276c4176f5bc"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04500_HB04599/HB 4509.xml"
+source_hash: "fdd00ff145552b9d48c60d978dec43375c8937f968a79b6b7286ecd193157d83"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 4509 (87) — Relating to instruction on informed American patriotism in public schools.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04509I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04509E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04509H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04509S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04509F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **104–37** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **124–14** (pass) · lower
+- other — **124–14** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bonnen — primary (person)
+- Metcalf — primary (person)
+- Taylor — primary (person)
+- Allison — cosponsor (person)
+- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
+- Buckingham — cosponsor (person)
+- King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
+- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
+- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
+- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
+- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
+- Springer — cosponsor (person)
+- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
+- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-29** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-20** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-20** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-23** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-23** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-23** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-06** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-08** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-11** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-13** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-14** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-14** Record vote
+- **2021-05-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-14** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-17** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-21** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-21** Posting rule suspended
+- **2021-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-21** No action taken in committee
+- **2021-05-22** Posting rule suspended
+- **2021-05-22** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-22** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-24** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-24** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-26** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-26** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-27** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-27** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-18** Effective immediately `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b62760db-6133-4071-bd30-276c4176f5bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+