Skip to main content
Independent and nonpartisan. SaveYourState is a civic information resource. It is not a government website and is not affiliated with any government agency, party, or campaign.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 196: Relating to the inclusion of instruction regarding the beginning of human life in the health curriculum for public school students.

In committee Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 196 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the inclusion of instruction regarding the beginning of human life in the health curriculum for public school students. Primary sponsor: Cody Vasut (Republican). It lists 17 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (February 27, 2025): Referred to Public Education.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Republican 18

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cody VasutPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse25
Greg BonnenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse24
Briscoe CainCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse128
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Janis HoltCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse18
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Helen KerwinCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse58
Terri Leo-WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse23
Janie LopezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Angelia OrrCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse13
Dennis PaulCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse129
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68
Valoree SwansonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse150
Ellen TroxclairCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Terry WilsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse20

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Public Education
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source