SB 10 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms.

SB 10 requires all Texas public elementary and secondary schools to display a specific, standardized version of the Ten Commandments in every classroom starting September 1, 2025. The law mandates a durable poster or framed copy meeting strict size (at least 16x20 inches) and content requirements, including only the exact text listed in the bill. Schools must display this unless they accept a privately donated version meeting the same specifications, and may optionally use district funds to purchase compliant displays. This directly affects every public school classroom in Texas, requiring a physical display of the specified religious text.

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Feb 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

House Passage

Jun 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Feb 10, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 4 edits · Jun 20, 2025

MODERATE

The bill was converted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content of the bill regarding the display of the Ten Commandments in Texas public school classrooms remains unchanged, with only formatting, spacing, and certification signatures added to finalize the legislative process.

Scope change

No change in scope or applicability; the bill's requirements for displaying Ten Commandments in classrooms remain the same.

TECHNICAL

Added certification signatures and dates from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, and Chief Clerk of the House to certify passage and approval.

Added a note about digital content accessibility updates to WCAG 2.1 standards, which appears to be unrelated metadata.

Changed formatting from draft-style markup with line numbers and deletion/insertion indicators to clean, final legislative text.

Updated bill header from 'S.B.ANo.A10' to '89(R) SB 10 - Enrolled version - Bill Text' to reflect final status.

Floor votes · Senate Mar 18, 2025 · House May 25, 2025

How they voted

20–9

Passed · 1 other

Total votes 30

Mar 18, 2025

D Democratic10

9 Nay 1

90% Nay

R Republican20

20 Yea

100% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 20, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

Jun 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 30, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 29, 2025

Introduced

Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

lower

May 28, 2025

Introduced

Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

upper

May 28, 2025

Introduced

House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

upper

May 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

House passage as amended reported

upper

May 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed as amended

lower

May 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Amended

lower

May 25, 2025

House · Passed

House Vote: pass (81-45-20)

house

May 24, 2025

Amended

Amendment withdrawn

lower

May 24, 2025

Introduced

Point of order sustained (amendment)

lower

May 24, 2025

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

lower

May 22, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

May 21, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

May 21, 2025

Committee

Recommitted to committee

lower

May 15, 2025

Lower · Passed

Corrected committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

May 8, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

May 1, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

Apr 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Committee

Referred to Public Education

lower

Mar 25, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Received from the Senate

lower

Mar 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed to engrossment

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Amended

Amendment fails of adoption

upper

Mar 18, 2025

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

Mar 5, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendments

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

Mar 4, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Committee

Referred to Education K-16

upper

Feb 11, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

23 primary · 55 co-sponsors