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IntroducedFeb 06, 2025
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Passed HouseApr 10, 2025
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Passed Senate
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Became Law
SCH CD-ARAB AMERICAN HISTORY
Last Action See all actions
Senate • Oct 15, 2025: Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
Latest Bill Text See all bill texts
Summary
Comments on HB 2997
Tweets
Whip Lists
Sponsors



- Nabeela SyedHouse cosponsor
- Justin SlaughterHouse cosponsor
- Lisa DavisHouse cosponsor
- Michael CrawfordHouse cosponsor
- Sonya M. HarperHouse cosponsor
- Marcus C. Evans, Jr.House cosponsor
- Laura Faver DiasHouse cosponsor
- Lilian JiménezHouse cosponsor
- Maurice A. West, IIHouse cosponsor
- Maura HirschauerHouse cosponsor
- Robert "Bob" RitaHouse cosponsor
- Norma HernandezHouse cosponsor
- Anne StavaHouse cosponsor
- Thaddeus JonesHouse cosponsor
- Mike PorfirioSenate cosponsor
- Bill CunninghamSenate cosponsor
- Willie PrestonSenate cosponsor
- Graciela GuzmánSenate cosponsor
- Ram VillivalamSenate cosponsor
- Adriane JohnsonSenate cosponsor
- Karina VillaSenate cosponsor
Votes
YES: 67
- Mussman
- Ness
- Guzzardi
- Andrade
- Avelar
- Olickal
- Benton
- OrtÃz
- Blair-Sherlock
- Rashid
- Hanson
- Briel
- Harper
- Buckner
- Rita
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Ryan
- Hernandez, Lisa
- Canty
- Hernandez, Norma
- Cassidy
- Hirschauer
- Hoffman
- Huynh
- Costa Howard
- Crawford
- Jiménez
- Slaughter
- Johnson
- Croke
- Smith
- Jones
- Tracy Katz Muhl
- Davis, Lisa
- Stava-Murray
- Kelly
- William "Will" Davis
- Kifowit
- Stuart
- Delgado
- LaPointe
- Syed
- Lilly
- Deuter
- Tarver
- Mah
- Didech
- Manley
- Du Buclet
- Vella
- Mayfield
- Evans
- Walsh
- Faver Dias
- West
- Meyers-Martin
- Gabel
- Williams, Ann
- Moeller
- Gill
- Gong-Gershowitz
- Morgan
- González
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Gordon-Booth
- Welch
- Grasse
NO: 35
NOT VOTING: 10
YES: 70
- Mussman
- Guerrero-Cuellar
- Ness
- Guzzardi
- Andrade
- Avelar
- Olickal
- OrtÃz
- Blair-Sherlock
- Rashid
- Hanson
- Briel
- Harper
- Buckner
- Rita
- Hernandez, Barbara
- Ryan
- Hernandez, Lisa
- Canty
- Hernandez, Norma
- Cassidy
- Hirschauer
- Hoffman
- Huynh
- Costa Howard
- Crawford
- Jiménez
- Slaughter
- Johnson
- Croke
- Smith
- Jones
- Tracy Katz Muhl
- Davis, Lisa
- Stava-Murray
- Kelly
- William "Will" Davis
- Kifowit
- Stuart
- Delgado
- LaPointe
- DeLuca
- Syed
- Lilly
- Deuter
- Tarver
- Mah
- Didech
- Manley
- Du Buclet
- Mason
- Vella
- Mayfield
- Evans
- Walsh
- Faver Dias
- West
- Meyers-Martin
- Gabel
- Williams, Ann
- Moeller
- Gill
- Gong-Gershowitz
- Morgan
- González
- Janet Yang Rohr
- Gordon-Booth
- Welch
- Moylan
- Grasse
NO: 38
NOT VOTING: 4
Actions
- Oct 15, 2025 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Ram Villivalam
- Jun 02, 2025 | Senate
- Rule 3-9(a) / Re-referred to Assignments
- May 23, 2025 | Senate
- Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As June 1, 2025
- May 22, 2025 | Senate
- Assigned to Education
- Rule 2-10 Committee Deadline Established As May 23, 2025
- May 14, 2025 | House
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Thaddeus Jones
- May 01, 2025 | Senate
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Graciela Guzmán
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
- Apr 30, 2025 | Senate
- Alternate Chief Sponsor Changed to Sen. Mike Porfirio
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Willie Preston
- Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
- Apr 14, 2025 | Senate
- Arrive in Senate
- Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
- Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Bill Cunningham
- First Reading
- Referred to Assignments
- Apr 10, 2025 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Adopted
- Note / Motion Filed - Note Act Does Not Apply Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- Motion Prevailed 070-038-000
- State Mandates Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable
- Fiscal Note Request is Inapplicable
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Diane Blair-Sherlock
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Nabeela Syed
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Justin Slaughter
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lisa Davis
- Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Michael Crawford
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Sonya M. Harper
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Marcus C. Evans, Jr.
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Laura Faver Dias
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Lilian Jiménez
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maurice A. West, II
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Maura Hirschauer
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Robert "Bob" Rita
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Norma Hernandez
- Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Anne Stava
- Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 067-035-000
- Apr 09, 2025 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Recommends Be Adopted Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000
- Apr 08, 2025 | House
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
- House Floor Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Education Policy Committee
- Apr 01, 2025 | House
- Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- Fiscal Note Filed
- Mar 26, 2025 | House
- Second Reading - Short Debate
- Held on Calendar Order of Second Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 25, 2025 | House
- Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik
- State Mandates Fiscal Note Requested by Rep. Amy Elik
- Mar 21, 2025 | House
- Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
- Mar 20, 2025 | House
- Do Pass / Short Debate Education Policy Committee; 009-004-000
- Mar 07, 2025 | House
- Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Emanuel "Chris" Welch
- Mar 04, 2025 | House
- Assigned to Education Policy Committee
- Feb 06, 2025 | House
- Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Abdelnasser Rashid
- First Reading
- Referred to Rules Committee
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