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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the applicability of certain laws to certain public schools and certain requirements of a charter school that receives certain tax exemptions."
+description: "Relating to the applicability of certain laws to certain public schools and certain requirements of a charter school that receives certain tax exemptions."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 3610"
+citation: "Texas HB 3610 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)", "Political Subdivisions (I0588)", "Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)", "Taxation--Property-Appraisals & Appraisal Districts (I0792)", "Taxation--Property-Exemptions (I0793)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Gervin-Hawkins", "Middleton", "Sanford", "Springer"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 68
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2021-03-10"
+last_action: "2021-06-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b0e867e5-3cc5-4729-9cb0-a95e6827a834"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03600_HB03699/HB 3610.xml"
+source_hash: "7dd5ddae18c50bba7ab44ef55c6f80d94d29d31c859a26f2c6e84ee41fda473e"
+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 3610 (87) — Relating to the applicability of certain laws to certain public schools and certain requirements of a charter school that receives certain tax exemptions.
+
+## 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/HB03610I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03610E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03610H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03610S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03610F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **67–71** (fail) · lower
+- passage — **19–11** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **19–11** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **66–76** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Gervin-Hawkins — primary (person)
+- Middleton — primary (person)
+- Sanford — primary (person)
+- Springer — primary (person)
+- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-10** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-22** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-06** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-06** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-06** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-08** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-08** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-20** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-20** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-21** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-03** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-05** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-05** Postponed
+- **2021-05-06** Laid out as postponed business
+- **2021-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-06** Failed to pass to engrossment
+- **2021-05-06** Record vote
+- **2021-05-06** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-07** 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
+- **2021-05-07** Vote reconsidered
+- **2021-05-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-07** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-05-07** Record vote
+- **2021-05-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-08** Postponed
+- **2021-05-08** Laid out as postponed business
+- **2021-05-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-08** Passed as amended `passage`
+- **2021-05-08** Record vote
+- **2021-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-10** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-10** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-14** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-20** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-20** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-22** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-22** Record vote
+- **2021-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-22** Postponed
+- **2021-05-22** Laid out as postponed business
+- **2021-05-22** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-22** Record vote
+- **2021-05-22** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-22** Record vote
+- **2021-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-22** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-22** Record vote
+- **2021-05-22** Remarks ordered printed
+- **2021-05-23** Senate passage reported
+- **2021-05-23** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-24** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-25** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-18** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
+- **2021-06-18** 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/b0e867e5-3cc5-4729-9cb0-a95e6827a834`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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