SB 420: Patriotic Displays in Classrooms
GENERAL BILL by Burgess ; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Yarborough
Patriotic Displays in Classrooms; Requiring each district school board to adopt rules to require the display of portraits of George Washington and Abraham Lincoln in certain classrooms, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 1/14/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 1/14/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 11/6/2025 Senate • Filed
11/17/2025 Senate • Referred to Education Pre-K - 12; Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education; Rules
1/8/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Education Pre-K - 12, 01/13/26, 1:30 pm, 412 Knott Building
1/13/2026 Senate • Favorable by Education Pre-K - 12; YEAS 6 NAYS 1
• Introduced
1/14/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Pre-K - 12 Education
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SB 420, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 11/6/2025 at 9:58 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Education Pre-K - 12 (Pre-Meeting) 1/12/2026 (pdf)
Education Pre-K - 12 (Post-Meeting) 1/13/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 371 Patriotic Displays in Classrooms Snyder Identical Last Action: 1/13/2026 H 1st Reading (Original Filed Version) 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 1/13/2026 1:30 PM Education Pre-K - 12 6 Yeas - 1 Nays Citations - Statutes (1)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 1003.44 Patriotic programs; rules. Page 1 (pdf)