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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to public school attendance requirements for students diagnosed with or undergoing related treatment for severe or life-threatening illnesses."
+description: "Relating to public school attendance requirements for students diagnosed with or undergoing related treatment for severe or life-threatening illnesses."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 699"
+citation: "Texas HB 699 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Education--Primary & Secondary--Admission & Attendance (I0227)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "RILEY'S RULE (P635N)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Fierro", "Guillen", "Rosenthal", "Zaffirini"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 55
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2020-12-02"
+last_action: "2021-06-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e70b0885-34fd-4e6f-a9ba-ad2943440e24"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00600_HB00699/HB 699.xml"
+source_hash: "7fb47619361bf555d59f7a01d00dbebb51e3efe3d0a8f14a2b31ef51d54a8a41"
+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 699 (87) — Relating to public school attendance requirements for students diagnosed with or undergoing related treatment for severe or life-threatening illnesses.
+
+## 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/HB00699I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00699E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00699H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00699S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00699F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **144–0** (pass) · lower
+- other — **144–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Fierro — primary (person)
+- Guillen — primary (person)
+- Rosenthal — primary (person)
+- Zaffirini — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-12-02** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-01** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-09** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-09** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-09** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-23** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-23** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-23** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-29** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-03-29** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-03-30** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-01** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-06** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-06** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-04-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-07** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-07** Record vote
+- **2021-04-07** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-08** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-04-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-12** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-04** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-04** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-04** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-04** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-11** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-11** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-14** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-17** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-17** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-17** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-17** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-17** Record vote
+- **2021-05-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-17** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-17** Record vote
+- **2021-05-18** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-18** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-18** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-20** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-20** Record vote
+- **2021-05-20** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-20** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-20** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-20** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-23** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-24** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-07** 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/e70b0885-34fd-4e6f-a9ba-ad2943440e24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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