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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to taxpayers' suits."
+description: "Relating to taxpayers' suits."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 2080"
+citation: "Texas HB 2080 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "ATTORNEY'S FEES (S0202)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "SUITS AGAINST THE STATE (S0137)", "Taxation--General (I0815)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hefner", "Huffman", "Jetton", "Leman", "Meyer", "Thierry"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 55
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-02-23"
+last_action: "2021-06-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/eec09afb-f100-4789-9671-94cfb850b895"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02000_HB02099/HB 2080.xml"
+source_hash: "f4f9e07af2a8d8577ec9a06f5a556336052dd75fba0a4397a4b90752ceafc218"
+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 2080 (87) — Relating to taxpayers' suits.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02080I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02080E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02080H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02080S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02080F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **141–5** (pass) · lower
+- other — **141–5** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hefner — primary (person)
+- Huffman — primary (person)
+- Jetton — primary (person)
+- Leman — primary (person)
+- Meyer — primary (person)
+- Thierry — primary (person)
+- Paul — cosponsor (person)
+- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-23** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-15** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-22** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-22** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-22** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-22** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-24** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-03-24** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-24** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-07** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-07** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-12** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-14** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-14** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-14** Record vote
+- **2021-04-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-15** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-15** Record vote
+- **2021-04-15** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-15** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-19** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-04-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-19** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-10** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-10** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-12** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-12** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-17** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-19** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-19** Record vote
+- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-19** Record vote
+- **2021-05-20** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-20** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-20** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-24** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-25** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-26** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-07** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/eec09afb-f100-4789-9671-94cfb850b895`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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