Texas · House Bill 976 · 89th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting certain instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity; authorizing a…

HB 976 Sponsored by Steve Toth Died in committee

  1. Introduced Nov 12, 2024
  2. In committee Mar 6, 2025
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the Senate  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to parental rights in public education and prohibiting certain instruction regarding sexual orientation or gender identity; authorizing a civil penalty.

Every action

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

  1. HouseFiled
  2. HouseRead first time
  3. CommitteeReferred to Public Education · House Public Education

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it, joined by 2 cosponsors: 2 Republicans.

All 2 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.