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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the creation of DNA records for certain defendants for inclusion in the DNA database system."
+description: "Relating to the creation of DNA records for certain defendants for inclusion in the DNA database system."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "86"
+identifier: "HB 979"
+citation: "Texas HB 979 (86)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "DNA (S0100)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hernandez", "Perry", "Smith"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 48
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2019-01-23"
+last_action: "2019-05-25"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/be688031-e94c-4659-a4df-a77677716759"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00900_HB00999/HB 979.xml"
+source_hash: "54e512d5a67aa6dccf72aea59abdf189170644750435549922106297dbc941c4"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 979 (86) — Relating to the creation of DNA records for certain defendants for inclusion in the DNA database system.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB00979I.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **123–19** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **118–25** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hernandez — primary (person)
+- Perry — primary (person)
+- Smith — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-23** Filed `filing`
+- **2019-02-25** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-02-25** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-06** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-03-06** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2019-03-06** Left pending in committee
+- **2019-03-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-03-20** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2019-03-25** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2019-03-25** Committee report distributed
+- **2019-03-25** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2019-03-27** Considered in Calendars
+- **2019-04-12** Considered in Calendars
+- **2019-04-16** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2019-04-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2019-04-16** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-04-16** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2019-04-16** Record vote
+- **2019-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-04-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-04-17** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-04-17** Record vote
+- **2019-04-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-04-17** Reported engrossed
+- **2019-04-23** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2019-04-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-04-24** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2019-05-08** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-05-09** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-05-09** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2019-05-09** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2019-05-15** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2019-05-15** Laid before the Senate
+- **2019-05-15** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2019-05-15** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-15** Three day rule suspended
+- **2019-05-15** Record vote
+- **2019-05-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-05-15** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-15** Record vote
+- **2019-05-15** Senate passage reported
+- **2019-05-15** Reported enrolled
+- **2019-05-16** Signed in the House
+- **2019-05-16** Signed in the Senate
+- **2019-05-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-05-25** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-05-25** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/be688031-e94c-4659-a4df-a77677716759`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+