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+---
+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to auditable voting systems."
+description: "Relating to auditable voting systems."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 598"
+citation: "Texas SB 598 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["AUDITS & AUDITORS (S4334)", "Elections--Voting Systems (I0270)", "INTERNET (S0130)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen", "Burrows", "Cain", "Clardy", "Jetton", "Kolkhorst"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 59
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2021-02-05"
+last_action: "2021-06-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c594158-7e40-4129-a7cb-3d888a8fdc0b"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 598.xml"
+source_hash: "09a54e312a3e56c5b0ddd0af4f2e6a3731ecc6edec6a4d6ed8574d026e87ce6f"
+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 SB 598 (87) — Relating to auditable voting systems.
+
+## 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/SB00598I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00598E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00598H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00598S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00598F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **136–8** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bonnen — primary (person)
+- Burrows — primary (person)
+- Cain — primary (person)
+- Clardy — primary (person)
+- Jetton — primary (person)
+- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
+- Allison — cosponsor (person)
+- Button — cosponsor (person)
+- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
+- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
+- Leman — cosponsor (person)
+- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
+- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
+- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
+- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
+- Schofield — cosponsor (person)
+- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
+- White — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-05** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-02-05** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-11** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-03-26** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-26** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-03-26** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-01** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-04-01** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-04-08** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-04-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-04-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-12** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-12** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-12** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-04-12** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-12** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-04-12** Record vote
+- **2021-04-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-12** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-12** Record vote
+- **2021-04-12** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-13** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-15** Referred to Elections `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-29** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-04** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-05-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-17** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-23** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-25** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-25** Vote reconsidered
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-26** Record vote
+- **2021-05-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-28** House passage reported
+- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-14** 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/0c594158-7e40-4129-a7cb-3d888a8fdc0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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