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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the authority of a county to require photo identification to file certain documents with the county clerk."
+description: "Relating to the authority of a county to require photo identification to file certain documents with the county clerk."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 3415"
+citation: "Texas HB 3415 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095)", "IDENTIFICATION CARDS (S0074)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Goldman", "Hancock"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 61
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2021-03-09"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/19ec3f06-8054-491f-9224-eb2d9feef7e4"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03400_HB03499/HB 3415.xml"
+source_hash: "ea5f809b4501c31b3d9cfdae246599c809437957d994b634199bd24ee8e3a67c"
+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 3415 (87) — Relating to the authority of a county to require photo identification to file certain documents with the county clerk.
+
+## 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/HB03415I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03415E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03415H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03415S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03415F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **138–7** (fail) · upper
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **138–7** (pass) · lower
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Goldman — primary (person)
+- Hancock — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-09** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-22** Referred to County Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-01** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-01** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-01** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-13** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-13** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-13** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-16** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-19** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-19** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
+- **2021-04-27** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2021-04-30** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
+- **2021-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-30** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-30** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-30** Record vote
+- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-30** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-10** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-17** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-17** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-19** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-25** Not again placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-26** 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** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** 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/19ec3f06-8054-491f-9224-eb2d9feef7e4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+