Texas · House Bill 717 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the right of a public school employee to engage in religious speech or prayer while on duty.

HB 717 Sponsored by Jeff Leach Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 12, 2024
  2. In committee Mar 4, 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 State Affairs · House State Affairs

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 42 cosponsors: 42 Republicans.

All 42 cosponsors

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 1, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.