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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and to the operations of certain other entities performing functions associated with the department."
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description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and to the operations of certain other entities performing functions associated with the department."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "86"
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identifier: "SB 604"
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citation: "Texas SB 604 (86)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)", "Transportation--Miscellaneous (I0824)", "Vehicles & Traffic--General (I0865)", "Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration (I0845)", "COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR-COLLECTORS (S0310)", "LICENSE PLATES (S9823)", "MOTOR VEHICLE DEALERS (S1214)", "AUTOMOBILE BURGLARY & THEFT PREVENTION AUTHORITY (V0695)", "ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)", "MOTOR VEHICLE CRIME PREVENTION AUTHORITY (V1181)", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V0812)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)", "PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (V0023)", "TRANSPORTATION", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8796)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Birdwell", "Buckingham", "Paddie"]
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version_count: 1
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action_count: 101
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2019-02-07"
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last_action: "2019-06-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6e29894d-cf57-4d53-bfae-d4bf83fedf98"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 604.xml"
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source_hash: "e2ba02510226783d108b671f0dffc874b7473f525c6396d1b3841738e0ccfaf7"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas SB 604 (86) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles and to the operations of certain other entities performing functions associated with the department.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00604I.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
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- other — **145–1** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Birdwell — primary (person)
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- Buckingham — primary (person)
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- Paddie — primary (person)
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- Hall — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2019-02-07** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2019-02-07** Filed `filing`
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- **2019-02-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2019-02-21** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2019-03-27** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2019-03-27** Considered in public hearing
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- **2019-03-27** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2019-03-27** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-03-27** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2019-04-02** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2019-04-03** Not again placed on intent calendar
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- **2019-04-04** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2019-04-11** Co-author authorized
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- **2019-04-11** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2019-04-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2019-04-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-04-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-04-11** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2019-04-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-04-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-04-11** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2019-04-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-04-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2019-04-11** Record vote
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- **2019-04-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-04-11** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2019-04-11** Record vote
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- **2019-04-11** Passed to engrossment as amended
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- **2019-04-11** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2019-04-11** Three day rule suspended
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- **2019-04-11** Record vote
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- **2019-04-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2019-04-11** Passed `passage`
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- **2019-04-11** Record vote
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- **2019-04-11** Reported engrossed
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- **2019-04-12** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2019-04-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2019-04-15** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
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- **2019-05-01** Considered in public hearing
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- **2019-05-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
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- **2019-05-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2019-05-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2019-05-07** Committee report distributed
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- **2019-05-08** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2019-05-10** Considered in Calendars
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- **2019-05-14** Placed on Major State Calendar
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- **2019-05-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2019-05-14** Postponed
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- **2019-05-16** Laid out as postponed business
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- **2019-05-16** Postponed
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- **2019-05-17** Laid out as postponed business
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment adopted as amended
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment adopted as amended
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment adopted as amended
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-05-17** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2019-05-17** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
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- **2019-05-17** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2019-05-17** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
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- **2019-05-17** Constitutional three day rule suspended
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- **2019-05-17** Record vote
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- **2019-05-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2019-05-17** Passed `passage`
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- **2019-05-17** Record vote
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- **2019-05-17** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2019-05-19** House passage as amended reported
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- **2019-05-20** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2019-05-20** Read
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- **2019-05-20** Senate refuses to concur
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- **2019-05-20** Senate requests conference committee
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- **2019-05-20** Senate appoints conferees
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- **2019-05-20** Senate refuses to concur-reported
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- **2019-05-20** Senate requests conference committee-reported
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- **2019-05-20** Senate appoints conferees-reported
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- **2019-05-22** House grants request for conference committee
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- **2019-05-22** House appoints conferees
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- **2019-05-22** House grants request for conf comm-reported
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- **2019-05-22** House appoints conferees-reported
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- **2019-05-25** Conference committee report filed
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- **2019-05-25** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
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- **2019-05-26** Senate adopts conference committee report
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- **2019-05-26** Record vote
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- **2019-05-26** Remarks ordered printed
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- **2019-05-26** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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- **2019-05-26** House adopts conference committee report
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- **2019-05-26** Record vote
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- **2019-05-26** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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- **2019-05-27** Reported enrolled
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- **2019-05-27** Signed in the Senate
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- **2019-05-27** Signed in the House
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- **2019-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2019-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2019-06-10** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6e29894d-cf57-4d53-bfae-d4bf83fedf98`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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