---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to auditable voting systems."
description: "Relating to auditable voting systems."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 598"
citation: "Texas SB 598 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUDITS & AUDITORS (S4334)", "Elections--Voting Systems (I0270)", "INTERNET (S0130)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen", "Burrows", "Cain", "Clardy", "Jetton", "Kolkhorst"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 59
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-02-05"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0c594158-7e40-4129-a7cb-3d888a8fdc0b"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 598.xml"
source_hash: "09a54e312a3e56c5b0ddd0af4f2e6a3731ecc6edec6a4d6ed8574d026e87ce6f"
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 598 (87) — Relating to auditable voting systems.

## 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/SB00598I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00598E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00598H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00598S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00598F.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **136–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bonnen — primary (person)
- Burrows — primary (person)
- Cain — primary (person)
- Clardy — primary (person)
- Jetton — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Allison — cosponsor (person)
- Button — cosponsor (person)
- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Leman — cosponsor (person)
- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Schofield — cosponsor (person)
- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-05** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-02-05** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-26** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-26** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-26** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-01** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-08** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-12** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-12** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-12** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-04-12** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-12** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-12** Record vote
- **2021-04-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Record vote
- **2021-04-12** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-13** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-15** Referred to Elections `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-29** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-04** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-17** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-23** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-25** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-25** Vote reconsidered
- **2021-05-25** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-28** House passage 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 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/0c594158-7e40-4129-a7cb-3d888a8fdc0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).