SCR 19 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Authorizing the State Preservation Board to approve the construction of a Texas Life Monument at the State Capitol Complex.

Senate Concurrent Resolution 19 authorizes the State Preservation Board to approve construction of a replica of the "National Life Monument" (a bronze sculpture depicting a mother with an unborn child in a world-shaped womb) at the Texas State Capitol Complex. The resolution specifies the monument must be placed outside historic Capitol grounds, require private funding, and comply with existing size, design, and procedural rules under Chapter 443 of the Government Code. It directly affects the State Preservation Board, which must follow statutory requirements when reviewing the project. This is a procedural resolution (not a law) that formally enables the monument's placement without creating new legal obligations.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Feb 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Feb 21, 2025 Signed May 30, 2025
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Floor votes · Senate May 8, 2025 · House May 20, 2025

How they voted

219
Passed
Total votes 30
May 8, 2025
D Democratic10
1 Yea 9 Nay
90% Nay
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
35
Key actions
14
Committee
10
May 30, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 21, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 20, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism
lower
May 9, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Adopted
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Committee
Referred to Administration
upper
Feb 28, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
4 primary · 13 co-sponsors

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