| Senate Bill 10 | |
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| Texas Legislature | |
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| Territorial extent |  Texas |
| Enacted by | Texas Senate |
| Enacted | May 28, 2025 |
| Enacted by | Texas House of Representatives |
| Signed by | Greg Abbott |
| Signed | June 21, 2025 |
| Effective | September 1, 2025 |
| First chamber: Texas Senate | |
| Bill citation | |
| Introduced by | Phil King and Mayes Middleton |
| Summary | |
| Mandates that public schools in the state of Texas display the Ten Commandments in a clearly visible place. | |
| Status: Unknown | |
Texas Senate Bill 10 (S.B. 10) is a 2025 law in the state of Texas that requires all public schools in the state to include the Ten Commandments in the classroom. It was passed by the Texas Legislature on May 28, 2025, along party lines and was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on June 21, 2025. [1] [2] [3] It was set go into effect on September 1, 2025 although it was partially blocked by Federal Judge Fred Biery. [4] [5]
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It was originally introduced by Texas state senators Phil King and Mayes Middleton. [6] [7] Texas had attempted to pass a bill similar to S.B. 10 in 2023. [8] Some supporters claimed that the Ten Commandments had historical value and not only religious value. [9] The bill drew comparisons to a similar law, House Bill 71, which was passed in neighboring Louisiana in 2024. The American Civil Liberties Union and other civil liberty organizations have vowed to sue Texas over the law. [10] Most of the controversy regarding S.B. 10 involves the separation of church and state and freedom of religion. [11] The Establishment Clause of the First Amendment prohibits an official state religion, which is another potential issue. [12]