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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to an exception from required disclosure of information related to certain crime victims and the release to certain entities of autopsy reports of deceased persons."
+description: "Relating to an exception from required disclosure of information related to certain crime victims and the release to certain entities of autopsy reports of deceased persons."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 2357"
+citation: "Texas HB 2357 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CRIME VICTIMS (S0046)", "Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)", "Minors--Crimes Against (I0532)", "Open Records (I0548)", "Protection of Personal Information (I0003)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Miles", "Reynolds"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 59
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2021-02-26"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/50d0d7a7-ac80-4b4e-97cd-18f266e61c18"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02300_HB02399/HB 2357.xml"
+source_hash: "ff9066a511dae1235b5dda10e09163f4b01628f39710afd5f527caaad11a0a5c"
+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 2357 (87) — Relating to an exception from required disclosure of information related to certain crime victims and the release to certain entities of autopsy reports of deceased persons.
+
+## 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/HB02357I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02357E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02357H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02357S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02357F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- other — **147–0** (fail) · upper
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Miles — primary (person)
+- Reynolds — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-26** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-15** Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-12** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-12** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-12** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-29** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-29** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-29** Vote reconsidered in committee
+- **2021-04-29** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-29** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-05** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-05** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
+- **2021-05-07** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2021-05-11** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
+- **2021-05-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-11** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-05-11** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-11** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-11** Record vote
+- **2021-05-11** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-11** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-17** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-20** Posting rule suspended
+- **2021-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-22** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-26** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-26** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-26** Record vote
+- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-26** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** Effective immediately `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/50d0d7a7-ac80-4b4e-97cd-18f266e61c18`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+