Under House Bill 116, school boards can give teachers permission to read or post the Ten Commandments at anything school related.

A lawmaker in Kentucky has introduced legislation that would allow teachers to bring the Ten Commandments into public schools.

The South Dakota Senate voted 18-17 on Tuesday at the Capitol to advance a bill mandating public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom and teach their historical significance. The bill now heads to the state House of Representatives.

A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted 4-3 to endorse a bill Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and display them in every classroom. The vote came after an hour of testimony that included opposition from public school groups. The legislation now heads to the full state Senate.

Rep. Richard White of Morehead filed House Bill 116, a measure that would allow the Ten Commandments to be read or posted in public schools. “The Ten Commandments have had an indelible impact on our nation’s founding and society as a whole,

State senators cleared Senate Bill 51 on Tuesday with a vote of 18 to 17. Senators that opposed the bill included Democrats and Republicans. On top of having a copy of the Ten Commandments posted in every class, the bill would also require schools to cover the Ten Commandments as a historical legal document in the history and civics curriculum.

First-term Republican Sen. John Carley of Piedmont brought Senate Bill 51, which is similar to legislation that’s popped up in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Louisiana in particular has a new law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments, but that’s been stopped by a lower court.

Just because the biblical text is important "doesn't mean it has to be put in every classroom," a judge said during a hearing in the 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

A three-judge panel heard oral arguments about a Louisiana law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public classrooms.

After two meetings full of passionate debate, there are currently no plans to place copies of the Ten Commandments in some Kern County schools, but officials say it's possible the issue could be discussed further.

Legislation has been introduced for the 2025 regular session of the General Assembly by Rep. Richard White, R-Morehead, that would allow the Ten Commandments to

A law requiring the religious text to be displayed in all public classrooms was struck down by a lower court judge in November.