---
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).