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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Animal Health Commission."
+description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Animal Health Commission."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 705"
+citation: "Texas SB 705 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ANIMAL HEALTH COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0000)", "Agriculture (I0020)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)", "TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY (U0030)", "VETERINARY MEDICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY", "TEXAS (V0422)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Buckingham", "Cyrier", "Hall", "Lucio", "Paxton"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 48
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-02-26"
+last_action: "2021-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d229f07d-13d2-4f82-92b9-875e45db0e61"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 705.xml"
+source_hash: "dbc7138630cf861b71e1fe07813fb2615dd5c6d7e6a324f5ee11cf53846854a7"
+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 705 (87) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Animal Health Commission.
+
+## 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/SB00705I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00705E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00705H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00705S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00705F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **144–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Buckingham — primary (person)
+- Cyrier — primary (person)
+- Hall — primary (person)
+- Lucio — primary (person)
+- Paxton — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-26** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-02-26** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-11** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-03-22** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-22** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-03-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-22** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-03-24** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-03-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-03-25** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
+- **2021-03-25** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-03-25** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-03-25** Record vote
+- **2021-03-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-03-25** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-03-25** Record vote
+- **2021-03-25** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-03-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-06** Referred to Agriculture & Livestock `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-29** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-29** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-03** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-03** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-17** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-20** Placed on Major State Calendar
+- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-23** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-23** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-29** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-29** Read
+- **2021-05-29** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-29** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-31** 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`
+- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-16** 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/d229f07d-13d2-4f82-92b9-875e45db0e61`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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