---
type: "Bill"
title: "Supporting prayers, including the use of the word \"God,\" at public gatherings and displays of the Ten Commandments in public educational institutions and other government buildings."
description: "Supporting prayers, including the use of the word \"God,\" at public gatherings and displays of the Ten Commandments in public educational institutions and other government buildings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HCR 1"
citation: "Texas HCR 1 (87)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["Religion (I0646)", "Resolutions--Legislative Policy (I0685)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ashby", "Kolkhorst", "Parker", "Stephenson", "Stucky"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 39
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3cc08513-7824-48b8-874b-d48d0f085a75"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_concurrent_resolutions/HCR00001_HCR00099/HCR 1.xml"
source_hash: "00e69326bc0c1831bd18d74a6d6aeafe85f681cfd87b786f1d90b97df0a285f9"
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 HCR 1 (87) — Supporting prayers, including the use of the word "God," at public gatherings and displays of the Ten Commandments in public educational institutions and other government buildings.

## 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/HC00001I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HC00001E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HC00001H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HC00001S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HC00001F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Ashby — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Stephenson — primary (person)
- Stucky — primary (person)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
- Darby — cosponsor (person)
- Frullo — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-01-13** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-25** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-20** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-30** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-30** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-10** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Resolutions Calendar
- **2021-05-14** Laid before the House
- **2021-05-14** Adopted `passage`
- **2021-05-14** Record vote
- **2021-05-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-16** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-17** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-17** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-20** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-24** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-24** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Adopted `passage`
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-26** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-27** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-27** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3cc08513-7824-48b8-874b-d48d0f085a75`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).