SB 371 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to parental approval for a student's participation in human sexuality instruction in public schools.

SB 371 requires Texas public school districts to obtain written parental consent before providing human sexuality instruction to students. The bill mandates that schools must separately notify parents at least 14 days before instruction begins, with this request not bundled with other communications. It directly affects parents of students in Texas public schools and applies starting with the 2025-2026 school year. The law does not change existing curriculum content but adds a consent requirement for this specific instruction.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Apr 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Nov 14, 2024 Last action Apr 9, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · Apr 1, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up to remove internal markup symbols (like 'AA' and line numbers) and extra spacing, while preserving the original legislative content. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's requirements, scope, or applicability.
TECHNICAL

Removed internal document markup symbols (AA, line numbers) and excessive whitespace throughout the text

Added header information including bill number (SB 371), sponsor name (Campbell, et al.), and version designation (Engrossed version)

Corrected apostrophe formatting in student's and parent's references from smart quotes to standard apostrophes

Floor votes · Senate Apr 1, 2025

How they voted

237
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 1, 2025
D Democratic10
3 Yea 7 Nay
70% Nay
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
32
Key actions
6
Committee
7
Apr 9, 2025
Committee
Referred to Public Education
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Feb 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 7 co-sponsors

Sponsors