2026 Regular Session
HB2978
Schools; library media program; community standards; sexually explicit conduct; effective date.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Likes
Amendment related to the library media program; eliminating reference to community standards; prohibiting the library media program from obtaining obscene materials for school libraries.
No public reasoning provided.
No public reasoning provided.
Recorded floor votes
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 4, 2026 · House
House: Common Education Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
10 yea–1 nay
February 25, 2026 · House
House: Education Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS
Passed
7 yea–2 nay
March 9, 2026 · House
House: TABLE AMENDMENT
Passed
73 yea–17 nay · 9 absent
March 9, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
74 yea–17 nay · 8 absent
April 21, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Education Committee: DO PASS AMENDED CS
Failed
4 yea–5 nay
Committee referrals
April 1, 2026 · Senate
Education
February 3, 2026 · House
Education Oversight
February 3, 2026 · House
Common Education
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Failed in Committee - Education View roll call
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Alvord
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Hamilton
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Senate Second Reading referred to Education
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Woolley
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Adams
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Jett
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Senate First Reading
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 74 Nays: 17
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Hill
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House Considered
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House Laid over
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Norwood, Staires, Gise, Hays
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House General Order
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House Authored by Senator Logan (principal Senate author)
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Hilbert
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House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Education Oversight Committee
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House Coauthored by Representative(s) Olsen, Hall
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House Policy recommendation to the Education Oversight committee; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Common Education
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House Referred to Common Education
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House Second Reading referred to Education Oversight
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House Authored by Representative Banning
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House First Reading