republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/89r/sb-12.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools."
description: "Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at public schools."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 12"
citation: "Texas SB 12 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIERS & VOICEPRINTS (S0449)", "Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "DISCRIMINATION (S0052)", "Disabilities", "Persons with (I0380)", "EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF (V0086)", "EDUCATOR CERTIFICATION", "STATE BOARD FOR (V0492)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum (I0228)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Discipline (I0244)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities (I0241)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Private (I0239)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Textbooks (I0226)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "Family--Parent & Child (I0355)", "GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES (S0121)", "Health--Privacy/Use of Information (I0389)", "Human Relations (I0410)", "LIBRARY COLLECTION DEVELOPMENT & MATERIALS (SE35P)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "PARENTAL CONSENT (S0318)", "PARENTAL NOTIFICATION (S0319)", "PARENTAL RIGHTS (S0095)", "TRANSFER STUDENTS (S0251)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Creighton", "Leach"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 132
vote_count: 14
first_action: "2025-02-24"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a0a0bff3-f170-4e18-9cfa-6f3c4bc4bdb3"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 12.xml"
source_hash: "c659e7f8ed8b71c97ce8594753aef579f6e41a8840f9dc318440ec3654783013"
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 SB 12 (89R) — Relating to parental rights in public education, to certain public school requirements and prohibitions regarding instruction, diversity, equity, and inclusion duties, and social transitioning, and to student clubs at 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/89R/billtext/html/SB00012I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00012E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00012H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00012S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00012F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- passage — **83–48** (pass) · lower
- other — **50–85** (fail) · lower
- passage — **85–48** (pass) · lower
- passage — **88–47** (pass) · lower
- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **77–40** (pass) · upper
- passage — **77–40** (pass) · lower
- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- other — **50–83** (fail) · lower
- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Creighton — primary (person)
- Leach — primary (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
- Birdwell — cosponsor (person)
- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Hagenbuch — cosponsor (person)
- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- King — cosponsor (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
- Sparks — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-24** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2025-02-24** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-24** Referred to Education K-16 `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-27** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-02-27** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-02-27** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-02-27** Left pending in committee
- **2025-03-06** Co-author authorized
- **2025-03-12** Co-author authorized
- **2025-03-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-13** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-03-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-03-18** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-03-19** Co-author authorized
- **2025-03-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-03-19** Record vote
- **2025-03-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-19** Point of order
- **2025-03-19** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-03-19** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-19** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-19** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-19** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-19** Record vote
- **2025-03-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-03-19** Record vote
- **2025-03-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-03-19** Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-19** Record vote
- **2025-03-19** Reported engrossed
- **2025-03-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-22** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-13** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-05-13** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-05-13** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-16** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-16** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-05-16** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-21** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-21** Vote reconsidered in committee
- **2025-05-21** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-05-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-22** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-22** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-22** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-22** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-24** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-24** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-24** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-24** Record vote
- **2025-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-24** Record vote
- **2025-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-24** Record vote
- **2025-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-24** Record vote
- **2025-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-24** Record vote
- **2025-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-24** Record vote
- **2025-05-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-24** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-24** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
- **2025-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-24** Record vote
- **2025-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-24** Record vote
- **2025-05-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-24** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-24** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
- **2025-05-24** Record vote
- **2025-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-24** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
- **2025-05-24** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
- **2025-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-24** Record vote
- **2025-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Co-author authorized
- **2025-05-25** Point of order overruled
- **2025-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-25** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-26** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2025-05-28** Read
- **2025-05-28** Senate refuses to concur
- **2025-05-28** Senate requests conference committee
- **2025-05-28** Senate appoints conferees
- **2025-05-28** Senate refuses to concur-reported
- **2025-05-28** Senate requests conference committee-reported
- **2025-05-28** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2025-05-29** House grants request for conference committee
- **2025-05-29** House appoints conferees
- **2025-05-29** House grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2025-05-29** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2025-05-30** Conference committee report filed `filing`
- **2025-05-30** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2025-05-31** Co-author authorized
- **2025-05-31** Senate adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-31** Record vote
- **2025-05-31** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2025-05-31** Point of order overruled
- **2025-05-31** House adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-31** Record vote
- **2025-05-31** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-31** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2025-06-01** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-06-02** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-06-02** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-06-03** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a0a0bff3-f170-4e18-9cfa-6f3c4bc4bdb3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).