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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to a microchip scan of animals in the custody of an animal shelter or releasing agency, including an animal rescue organization."
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description: "Relating to a microchip scan of animals in the custody of an animal shelter or releasing agency, including an animal rescue organization."
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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 604"
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citation: "Texas HB 604 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Animals (I0035)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Buckley", "Noble", "Stucky", "Thierry", "Zaffirini"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 50
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2020-11-18"
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last_action: "2021-05-26"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c5f0151-0b33-407d-9e4f-22781f7d6787"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00600_HB00699/HB 604.xml"
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source_hash: "23478685956b4daac5ba78d901c55c56ba76f206dd66353d456ce219d274b39e"
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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 604 (87) — Relating to a microchip scan of animals in the custody of an animal shelter or releasing agency, including an animal rescue organization.
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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/HB00604I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00604E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00604H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00604S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00604F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **147–2** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Anderson — primary (person)
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- Buckley — primary (person)
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- Noble — primary (person)
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- Stucky — primary (person)
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- Thierry — primary (person)
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- Zaffirini — primary (person)
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- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
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- Buckingham — cosponsor (person)
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- Cyrier — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez — cosponsor (person)
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- Minjarez — cosponsor (person)
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- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
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- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
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- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
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- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
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- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-11-18** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-01** Referred to County Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-03-25** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-03-30** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-03-30** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-04-01** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-04-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-04-09** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-04-13** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-04-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-13** Passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-14** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-14** Record vote
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- **2021-04-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-14** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-14** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2021-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-21** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-03** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-05-03** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-03** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-05-03** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-05-04** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2021-05-10** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-11** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-05-11** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-05-12** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-05-13** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2021-05-13** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-05-13** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-05-13** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-13** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-05-13** Record vote
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- **2021-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-13** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-13** Record vote
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- **2021-05-13** Senate passage reported
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- **2021-05-13** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-14** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-14** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-26** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-26** 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/7c5f0151-0b33-407d-9e4f-22781f7d6787`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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