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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to abortion, including abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat; authorizing a private civil right of action."
+description: "Relating to abortion, including abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat; authorizing a private civil right of action."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 8"
+citation: "Texas SB 8 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ATTORNEY'S FEES (S0202)", "Abortion (I0005)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "INFORMED CONSENT (S0057)", "PHYSICIANS (S1282)", "PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH (S0294)", "TEXAS HEARTBEAT ACT (PT3J7)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Birdwell", "Buckingham", "Burrows", "Cain", "Campbell", "Creighton", "Hall", "Hancock", "Huffman", "Hughes", "Klick", "Kolkhorst", "Leach", "Lucio", "Nelson", "Paxton", "Perry", "Schwertner", "Slawson", "Springer", "Taylor"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 65
+vote_count: 6
+first_action: "2021-03-11"
+last_action: "2021-05-19"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08e895ff-282f-40d1-8cec-8943092ead76"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 8.xml"
+source_hash: "e61860a7d4b9171cfc1ed5fcfd92d95e84a102c6471f7454f8b0efefa54fe263"
+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 8 (87) — Relating to abortion, including abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat; authorizing a private civil right of action.
+
+## 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/SB00008I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00008E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00008H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00008S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00008F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **81–63** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **83–64** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bettencourt — primary (person)
+- Birdwell — primary (person)
+- Buckingham — primary (person)
+- Burrows — primary (person)
+- Cain — primary (person)
+- Campbell — primary (person)
+- Creighton — primary (person)
+- Hall — primary (person)
+- Hancock — primary (person)
+- Huffman — primary (person)
+- Hughes — primary (person)
+- Klick — primary (person)
+- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
+- Leach — primary (person)
+- Lucio — primary (person)
+- Nelson — primary (person)
+- Paxton — primary (person)
+- Perry — primary (person)
+- Schwertner — primary (person)
+- Slawson — primary (person)
+- Springer — primary (person)
+- Taylor — primary (person)
+- Allison — cosponsor (person)
+- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
+- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
+- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
+- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
+- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
+- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
+- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
+- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
+- Burns — cosponsor (person)
+- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
+- Cason — cosponsor (person)
+- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
+- Cook — cosponsor (person)
+- Cyrier — cosponsor (person)
+- Darby — cosponsor (person)
+- Dean — cosponsor (person)
+- Ellzey — cosponsor (person)
+- Frank — cosponsor (person)
+- Frullo — cosponsor (person)
+- Gates — cosponsor (person)
+- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
+- Harless — cosponsor (person)
+- Harris — cosponsor (person)
+- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
+- Holland — cosponsor (person)
+- Huberty — cosponsor (person)
+- Hull — cosponsor (person)
+- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
+- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
+- King, Ken — cosponsor (person)
+- King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
+- Krause — cosponsor (person)
+- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)
+- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
+- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
+- Leman — cosponsor (person)
+- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
+- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
+- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
+- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
+- Murr — cosponsor (person)
+- Noble — cosponsor (person)
+- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
+- Paddie — cosponsor (person)
+- Parker — cosponsor (person)
+- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul — cosponsor (person)
+- Price — cosponsor (person)
+- Raney — cosponsor (person)
+- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
+- Sanford — cosponsor (person)
+- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
+- Schofield — cosponsor (person)
+- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
+- Shine — cosponsor (person)
+- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
+- Smith — cosponsor (person)
+- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
+- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
+- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
+- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
+- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
+- Toth — cosponsor (person)
+- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
+- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
+- White — cosponsor (person)
+- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-11** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-15** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-03-15** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-15** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-03-15** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-16** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-22** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-03-23** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-03-29** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-03-29** Record vote
+- **2021-03-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-03-29** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-03-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-03-29** Record vote
+- **2021-03-29** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-03-29** Record vote
+- **2021-03-30** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-03-30** Record vote
+- **2021-03-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-03-30** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-03-30** Record vote
+- **2021-03-30** Remarks ordered printed
+- **2021-03-30** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-03-31** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-06** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-15** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-15** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-28** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-29** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-03** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-05** Placed on Major State Calendar
+- **2021-05-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-05** Postponed
+- **2021-05-05** Laid out as postponed business
+- **2021-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-05** Record vote
+- **2021-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-05** Record vote
+- **2021-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-05** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-05** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-05** Record vote
+- **2021-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-06** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-06** Record vote
+- **2021-05-10** House passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-13** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-13** Read
+- **2021-05-13** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-13** Record vote
+- **2021-05-13** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-13** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-14** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-14** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-05-19** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-19** 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/08e895ff-282f-40d1-8cec-8943092ead76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+