---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to establishing a system for the sharing of information regarding cyber attacks or other cybersecurity incidents occurring in schools in this state."
description: "Relating to establishing a system for the sharing of information regarding cyber attacks or other cybersecurity incidents occurring in schools in this state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1696"
citation: "Texas SB 1696 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "INFORMATION RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V9827)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Paxton", "Wilson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-11"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/028207c6-90be-480e-ab07-f47ee1f7528a"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01600_SB01699/SB 1696.xml"
source_hash: "ff6f95497c1a6c37eb033d886a7aa3c0e628836b241407bc6bbb7d024a451f41"
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 1696 (87) — Relating to establishing a system for the sharing of information regarding cyber attacks or other cybersecurity incidents occurring in schools in this state.

## 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/SB01696I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01696E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01696H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01696S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01696F.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Paxton — primary (person)
- Wilson — primary (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`
- **2021-03-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-26** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-08** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-08** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-13** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-19** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-20** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-04-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-20** Record vote
- **2021-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-20** Record vote
- **2021-04-20** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-21** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-11** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-05-11** Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.
- **2021-05-17** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-17** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-05-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-22** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-23** 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** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** 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
- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-29** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **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/028207c6-90be-480e-ab07-f47ee1f7528a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).