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SB2617
Assigned to Committee Authored by Brandon Creighton (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to a policy adopted by a school district or open-enrollment charter school regarding the expression of dates. Initially Referred to Senate Education K-16 Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to House Public Education Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 2617 mandates that school districts and open-enrollment charter schools adopt policies requiring the use of the Anno Domini (AD) and Before Christ (BC) dating system in student instruction. It also prevents districts and schools from purchasing curriculum materials that use alternative dating systems, such as Common Era (CE) and Before Common Era (BCE).
Co-authors: A. Hinojosa (R); Campbell (R); Hughes (R)
Mar 13, 2025
(S) Creighton signed onto the bill as Author (S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate (S) Filed
Apr 3, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Education K-16, chaired by a Republican
Apr 29, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
May 1, 2025
(S) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Campbell signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized
May 6, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
May 7, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted
May 8, 2025
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 14, 2025
(S) Placed on intent calendar
May 15, 2025
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment (S) Record vote
20250515_SB2617_E: Yea 22 (R 20, D 2) - Nay 9 (R 0, D 9)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West
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May 19, 2025
(S) Hughes signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-author authorized (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Record vote (S) Read 3rd time (S) Passed
20250519_SB2617_3R: Yea 23 (R 20, D 3) - Nay 8 (R 0, D 8)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West
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(S) Record vote (S) Reported engrossed
May 20, 2025
(H) Received from the Senate
May 21, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Public Education, chaired by a Republican
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Tue 4/29/2025) Testifying before S Education K-16 as Paul Colbert for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Abigail Baiza for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Andrew Baiza for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Annette Martinez for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Benjamin Conti for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Bianca Arvin-Eagle for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Carisa Lopez for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Danny Starling for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Emily Witt for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Felicia Martin for self (with Texas Freedom Network) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as James Hallamek for Texas State Teachers Association (TSTA) (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Javier Ramirez for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jennifer Loehlin for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Jennifer Margulies for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Joseph Chavez for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Kayla Reese for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Laurie Solis for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Melanie Walter-Mahoney for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Sarah Cohen for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Steven Deline for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Susan Stewart for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Terra Anders for self (Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Will Arnold for self
For
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Cindi Castilla for self (with Texas Eagle Forum)
On
(Tue 4/29/2025) Registering before S Education K-16 as Monica Martinez for Texas Education Agency
