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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or disaster related to a pandemic."
+description: "Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or disaster related to a pandemic."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 6"
+citation: "Texas SB 6 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COVID-19 (SB9YM)", "Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "Day Care (I0209)", "Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)", "Education--Higher--General (I0231)", "Education--Junior College Districts (I0225)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "Health Care Providers (I0387)", "Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "PHYSICIANS (S1282)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Campbell", "Creighton", "Hancock", "Huffman", "Leach", "Nelson", "Paxton", "Perry", "Springer"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 76
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2021-03-10"
+last_action: "2021-06-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa160d75-6699-4ecd-b509-6328b7a7f3ed"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 6.xml"
+source_hash: "eef27de6ce0bc5c268e1aa853bd9233f1eea2cdb342621749b1a4b9f06539adc"
+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 6 (87) — Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or disaster related to a pandemic.
+
+## 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/SB00006I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00006E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00006H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00006S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00006F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **133–10** (pass) · lower
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **29–1** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bettencourt — primary (person)
+- Campbell — primary (person)
+- Creighton — primary (person)
+- Hancock — primary (person)
+- Huffman — primary (person)
+- Leach — primary (person)
+- Nelson — primary (person)
+- Paxton — primary (person)
+- Perry — primary (person)
+- Springer — primary (person)
+- Buckingham — cosponsor (person)
+- Dean — cosponsor (person)
+- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
+- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-10** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-03-10** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-11** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-03-23** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-23** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-03-23** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-29** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-06** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-06** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-04-07** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-04-08** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-04-08** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-08** Amendment tabled
+- **2021-04-08** Record vote
+- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-08** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-04-08** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-04-08** Record vote
+- **2021-04-08** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-04-08** Record vote
+- **2021-04-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-08** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-08** Record vote
+- **2021-04-08** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-09** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-13** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-28** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-28** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-28** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-17** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-19** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-21** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-23** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-23** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
+- **2021-05-23** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-23** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-28** Read
+- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-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 immediately `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa160d75-6699-4ecd-b509-6328b7a7f3ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+