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2025R: HB1705 ACT 478

TO REQUIRE INFORMATION CONCERNING HOW THE RELIGIOUS AND MORAL BELIEFS OF THE FOUNDING FATHERS INFLUENCED THE FOUNDING OF THE UNITED STATES TO BE EMBEDDED INTO EXISTING SOCIAL STUDIES STANDARDS.

Latest action: Notification that HB1705 is now Act 478

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Sponsor	Role
Duke	lead
J. Bryant	primary
A. Brown	cosponsor
Bentley	cosponsor
Breaux	cosponsor
Cozart	cosponsor
J. Dotson	cosponsor
Joey Carr	cosponsor
K. Brown	cosponsor
Long	cosponsor
McGrew	cosponsor
R. Scott Richardson	cosponsor
Rye	cosponsor
S. Meeks	cosponsor
Vaught	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Mar 6, 2025, 3:02 p.m. CT	House	Filed
Mar 6, 2025, 5:17 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on EDUCATION COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Mar 11, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 11, 2025, 8:35 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 11, 2025, 10:37 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 17, 2025, 8:45 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Mar 17, 2025, 8:45 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 2 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Mar 17, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Mar 18, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Mar 19, 2025, 2:52 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Mar 19, 2025, 7:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Mar 19, 2025, 7:32 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to EDUCATION COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 31, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Apr 2, 2025, 1:55 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Apr 2, 2025, 1:55 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Apr 2, 2025, 5:02 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Apr 2, 2025, 5:02 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Apr 3, 2025, 8:43 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Apr 8, 2025, 11:53 a.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1705 is now Act 478

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Mar 18, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Education Committee · Committee Room 138	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 19, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 31, 2025, 9:30 a.m. CT	Senate Education · Senate Room 207	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Apr 2, 2025, 1:00 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Duke, filed Mar 10, 2025, 8:48 a.m. CT; H2 (House) by Duke, filed Mar 13, 2025, 3:57 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Duke	Mar 10, 2025, 8:48 a.m. CT
H2	House	Duke	Mar 13, 2025, 3:57 p.m. CT

Fiscal impact

Other1 · Mar 12, 2025

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Mar 31, 2025, 1:49 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Mar 18, 2025, 1:38 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 758

Wednesday, April 2, 2025 1:55:47 PM · arkleg

28Yea

5Nay

0Not voting

0Present

2Excused

Yea (28)

Nay (5)

Excused (2)

J. Dismang
Stephanie Flowers (D)

House · RCS 656

Wednesday, March 19, 2025 2:52:38 PM · arkleg

76Yea

19Nay

5Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (76)

Nay (19)

Not voting (5)

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