Texas · House Bill 1497 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the placement of a nativity scene on the Capitol grounds.

HB 1497 Sponsored by Briscoe Cain Died in committee

  1. Introduced Dec 3, 2024
  2. In committee Mar 11, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

Every action

3 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. CommitteeReferred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism · House Culture, Recreation & Tourism

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 87 cosponsors: 78 Republicans, 9 Democrats.

All 87 cosponsors

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.