---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the creation of the Texas music incubator rebate program to provide for rebates of a portion of certain taxes collected from certain music venues and promoters of certain music festivals."
description: "Relating to the creation of the Texas music incubator rebate program to provide for rebates of a portion of certain taxes collected from certain music venues and promoters of certain music festivals."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 609"
citation: "Texas SB 609 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Arts & Humanities (I0042)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "MUSIC", "FILM", "TELEVISION", "& MULTIMEDIA OFFICE (V1031)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)", "Taxation--Alcoholic Beverages (I0812)", "Taxation--General (I0815)", "Taxation--Sales (I0800)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alvarado", "Morrison"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5db2a713-4d57-4587-a947-89119006c5a9"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 609.xml"
source_hash: "00064d8ccbf28718424655f8d31928bf72c43681570185d7e1352b04d33a4f06"
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 609 (87) — Relating to the creation of the Texas music incubator rebate program to provide for rebates of a portion of certain taxes collected from certain music venues and promoters of certain music festivals.

## 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/SB00609I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00609E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00609H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00609S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00609F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **102–40** (pass) · lower
- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alvarado — primary (person)
- Morrison — primary (person)
- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-02-08** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-07** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-07** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-15** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-15** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-20** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-21** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-22** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-26** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-26** Record vote
- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-26** Record vote
- **2021-04-26** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-26** Record vote
- **2021-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-26** Record vote
- **2021-04-26** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-27** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-06** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-07** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2021-05-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-07** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-07** Record vote
- **2021-05-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-08** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-08** Record vote
- **2021-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-10** House passage reported
- **2021-05-10** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-12** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-12** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-24** 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/5db2a713-4d57-4587-a947-89119006c5a9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).