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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

SB 317: Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty.

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

SB 317 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on November 12, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the removal, relocation, alteration, or construction of certain monuments or memorials located on public property; authorizing a civil penalty. Primary sponsor: Creighton. It lists 3 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 25, 2025): Not again placed on intent calendar.

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 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
CreightonPrimary sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Brent HagenbuchCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate30
KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Lois KolkhorstCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate18

“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. Not again placed on intent calendar
  2. Placed on intent calendar
  3. Not again placed on intent calendar
  4. Co-author authorized
  5. Placed on intent calendar
  6. Not again placed on intent calendar
  7. Placed on intent calendar
  8. Co-author authorized
  9. Committee report printed and distributed
  10. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
  11. Reported favorably w/o amendments
  12. Vote taken in committee

Showing 12 most recent of 22 actions. Full history

Sources

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