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TX HB2116
Bill
Status
1/27/2025
Primary Sponsor
David Spiller
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AI Summary
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Requires all Texas public elementary and secondary schools to display a durable poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments in a conspicuous place in each classroom
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Specifies display must be at least 16 inches wide by 20 inches tall, with text legible to a person with average vision from anywhere in the classroom
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Mandates the exact text of the Ten Commandments to be displayed, beginning with "I am the LORD your God" and listing all ten commandments
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Schools lacking the required displays must accept privately donated posters or framed copies that meet specifications and contain no additional content
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Schools with excess Ten Commandments posters must offer them as donations to other public schools that need them
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Takes effect for the 2025-2026 school year, with immediate effect if passed by two-thirds vote or September 1, 2025 otherwise
Legislative Description
Relating to the display of the Ten Commandments in public schools.
Education
Last Action
Referred to Public Education
3/14/2025