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Bill Relating to the display of the national motto in public schools and institutions of higher education. Relating to the display of the national motto in public schools and institutions of higher education. us/states/tx Texas Legislature 87 SB 797 Texas SB 797 (87)
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Education--Higher--General (I0231)
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Hughes
Noble
Oliverson
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Texas SB 797 (87) — Relating to the display of the national motto in public schools and institutions of higher education.

Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

  1. Introduced (filed) — source
  2. Engrossed (committee substitute) — source
  3. House Committee Report (committee substitute) — source
  4. Senate Committee Report (committee substitute) — source
  5. Enrolled (enrolled) — source

Votes

  • passage — 10635 (pass) · lower

Sponsors

  • Anderson — primary (person)
  • Hefner — primary (person)
  • Huberty — primary (person)
  • Hughes — primary (person)
  • Noble — primary (person)
  • Oliverson — primary (person)
  • Ashby — cosponsor (person)
  • Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
  • Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
  • Burns — cosponsor (person)
  • Cain — cosponsor (person)
  • Cook — cosponsor (person)
  • Dean — cosponsor (person)
  • Ellzey — cosponsor (person)
  • King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
  • Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
  • Leman — cosponsor (person)
  • Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
  • Murr — cosponsor (person)
  • Parker — cosponsor (person)
  • Patterson — cosponsor (person)
  • Paul — cosponsor (person)
  • Sanford — cosponsor (person)
  • Slaton — cosponsor (person)
  • Swanson — cosponsor (person)
  • Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
  • Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
  • VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
  • Vasut — cosponsor (person)
  • White — cosponsor (person)
  • Wilson — cosponsor (person)

Timeline

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

  • 2021-02-24 Received by the Secretary of the Senate filing
  • 2021-02-24 Filed filing
  • 2021-03-11 Read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-03-11 Referred to State Affairs referral-committee
  • 2021-04-06 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  • 2021-04-06 Considered in public hearing
  • 2021-04-09 Reported favorably as substituted committee-passage-favorable
  • 2021-04-09 Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  • 2021-04-09 Committee report printed and distributed
  • 2021-04-19 Placed on local & uncontested calendar
  • 2021-04-19 Laid before the Senate
  • 2021-04-19 Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  • 2021-04-19 Vote recorded in Journal
  • 2021-04-19 Three day rule suspended
  • 2021-04-19 Record vote
  • 2021-04-19 Read 3rd time reading-3
  • 2021-04-19 Passed passage
  • 2021-04-19 Record vote
  • 2021-04-19 Reported engrossed
  • 2021-04-20 Received from the Senate introduction
  • 2021-04-21 Read first time introduction, reading-1
  • 2021-04-21 Referred to Public Education referral-committee
  • 2021-05-04 Considered in public hearing
  • 2021-05-04 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  • 2021-05-04 Left pending in committee
  • 2021-05-11 Considered in formal meeting
  • 2021-05-11 Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
  • 2021-05-17 Considered in formal meeting
  • 2021-05-17 Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) committee-passage
  • 2021-05-19 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  • 2021-05-19 Committee report distributed
  • 2021-05-20 Committee report sent to Calendars
  • 2021-05-20 Considered in Calendars
  • 2021-05-23 Placed on General State Calendar
  • 2021-05-24 Read 2nd time reading-2
  • 2021-05-24 Amendment fails of adoption
  • 2021-05-24 Passed to 3rd reading
  • 2021-05-25 Read 3rd time reading-3
  • 2021-05-25 Amendment fails of adoption
  • 2021-05-25 Record vote
  • 2021-05-25 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  • 2021-05-25 Amendment fails of adoption
  • 2021-05-25 Passed passage
  • 2021-05-25 Record vote
  • 2021-05-25 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  • 2021-05-25 House passage reported
  • 2021-05-25 Reported enrolled
  • 2021-05-27 Signed in the Senate
  • 2021-05-27 Signed in the House
  • 2021-05-27 Sent to the Governor executive-receipt
  • 2021-06-16 Signed by the Governor executive-signature
  • 2021-06-16 Effective immediately became-law

Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot 2026-07-01; origin ocd-bill/3b8acf6e-1e49-40b1-9194-84a6b2aadd6f. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).