SB 326 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the procedure for determining whether a student's violation of a public school's or public institution of higher education's student code of conduct was motivated by antisemitism.

SB 326 requires Texas public schools and colleges to use the state's official definition of antisemitism (from Government Code Section 448.001, including its examples) when determining if a student's conduct violation under school rules was motivated by antisemitism. It applies to disciplinary actions for behavior violating student codes in both K-12 schools and higher education institutions. The law mandates this specific definition be used starting with the 2025-2026 school year. The bill was signed into law on May 20, 2025, and took effect immediately. This policy change standardizes how schools assess antisemitism-related conduct without creating new definitions or penalties.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Nov 2024
Committee Review
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
May 2025
Introduced Nov 13, 2024 Signed May 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 4 edits · May 20, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was converted from an 'Engrossed' draft version to the final 'Enrolled' version ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content regarding antisemitism disciplinary procedures remains unchanged, though formatting was standardized and a new Section 3 was added clarifying that the law does not punish protected speech under the First Amendment or Texas Constitution.
Scope change
The bill's scope remains focused on requiring school districts, charter schools, and institutions of higher education to use the state's antisemitism definition when determining if student conduct violations were motivated by antisemitism. No changes to applicability were made.
REQUIREMENT

Added Section 3 clarifying legislative intent that the bill does not punish speech protected by the First Amendment or Texas Constitution unless accompanied by conduct violations.

TECHNICAL

Converted bill text from draft formatting to official enrolled version with standardized spacing, removed sponsor names, and added certification signatures from Senate and House leadership.

Updated bill header from 'Engrossed' to 'Enrolled' and changed bill number format from 'A326' to '89(R) SB 326'.

Removed line numbers and draft markup annotations that were present in the original version.

Floor votes · Senate Apr 14, 2025 · House Apr 29, 2025

How they voted

282
Passed
Total votes 30
Apr 14, 2025
D Democratic10
8 Yea 2 Nay
80% Yea
R Republican20
20 Yea
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
65
Key actions
18
Committee
10
Amendments
9
May 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
lower
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
lower
Apr 29, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (133-1-10)
house
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 25, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
upper
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 7, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Education K-16
upper
Feb 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
4 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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