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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the social studies curriculum in public schools."
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description: "Relating to the social studies curriculum in public schools."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "87"
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identifier: "HB 3979"
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citation: "Texas HB 3979 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EDUCATION", "STATE BOARD OF (V0086)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum (I0228)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen", "Creighton", "Leach", "Metcalf", "Parker", "Toth"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 145
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2021-03-11"
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last_action: "2021-06-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2931689d-9c2a-459e-97ba-bd6675f42964"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03900_HB03999/HB 3979.xml"
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source_hash: "b5a42f14ab0061ad3e196bae77065062e3b8ad188679242a8029667d4916ba45"
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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 HB 3979 (87) — Relating to the social studies curriculum in public schools.
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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://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03979I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03979E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03979H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03979S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03979F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- other — **14–17** (fail) · upper
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- passage — **79–65** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **18–13** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **81–52** (pass) · lower
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- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bonnen — primary (person)
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- Creighton — primary (person)
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- Leach — primary (person)
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- Metcalf — primary (person)
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- Parker — primary (person)
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- Toth — primary (person)
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- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
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- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
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- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
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- Cain — cosponsor (person)
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- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
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- Cason — cosponsor (person)
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- Cook — cosponsor (person)
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- Ellzey — cosponsor (person)
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- Hall — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
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- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
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- King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
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- Krause — cosponsor (person)
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- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
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- Leman — cosponsor (person)
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- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
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- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
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- Noble — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul — cosponsor (person)
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- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
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- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
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- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
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- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
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- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
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- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
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- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-29** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-13** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-04-13** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-04-23** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-04-23** Committee substitute considered in committee
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- **2021-04-23** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-29** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-04-29** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-04-29** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-04-30** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-04** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-05-03** Recommitted to committee
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- **2021-05-03** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-05-03** Committee substitute considered in committee
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- **2021-05-03** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-04** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-04** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-08** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-10** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-05-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-10** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-10** Point of order withdrawn
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- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-10** Point of order withdrawn
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- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-10** Record vote
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- **2021-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-10** Record vote
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- **2021-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-10** Point of order withdrawn
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- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-10** Point of order withdrawn
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- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-10** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-10** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2021-05-10** Amendment adopted as amended
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- **2021-05-10** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-05-10** Record vote
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- **2021-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-11** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-05-11** Record vote
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- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-11** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-05-11** Record vote
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- **2021-05-11** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-05-11** Record vote
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- **2021-05-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-11** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
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- **2021-05-11** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2021-05-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-11** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-05-11** Record vote
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- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-11** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-05-11** Record vote
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- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-11** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-05-11** Record vote
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- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-11** Point of order withdrawn
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- **2021-05-11** Passed to engrossment as amended
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- **2021-05-11** Record vote
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- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-11** Passed as amended `passage`
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- **2021-05-11** Record vote
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- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-11** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2021-05-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-05-14** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-17** Posting rule suspended
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- **2021-05-17** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-17** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-17** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-05-20** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-05-22** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2021-05-22** Record vote
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- **2021-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment to amendment offered
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2021-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment to amendment offered
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment to amendment withdrawn
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment to amendment offered
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-05-22** Record vote
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment to amendment offered
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-05-22** Record vote
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment to amendment offered
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment to amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-05-22** Record vote
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment to amendment offered
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2021-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-22** Amendment adopted as amended
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- **2021-05-22** Record vote
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- **2021-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
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- **2021-05-22** Record vote
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- **2021-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-05-22** Record vote
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- **2021-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-22** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-22** Record vote
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- **2021-05-23** Senate passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-25** Senate Amendments distributed
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- **2021-05-25** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
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- **2021-05-28** Point of order sustained
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- **2021-05-28** Returned to the Senate for further action
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- **2021-05-28** Returned from the House for further action
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- **2021-05-28** Motion to recede from amendments
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- **2021-05-28** Point of order
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- **2021-05-28** Point of order overruled
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- **2021-05-28** Remarks ordered printed
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- **2021-05-28** Senate recedes from amendments
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- **2021-05-28** Record vote
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- **2021-05-29** Senate recedes from amendments-reported
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- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-15** Effective on 9/1/21 `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/2931689d-9c2a-459e-97ba-bd6675f42964`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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