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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the procedures for the installation and use of tracking equipment and for access to certain communications and location information by law enforcement and the admissibility of certain evidence obtained through those procedures."
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description: "Relating to the procedures for the installation and use of tracking equipment and for access to certain communications and location information by law enforcement and the admissibility of certain evidence obtained through those procedures."
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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: "SB 112"
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citation: "Texas SB 112 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE (S2425)", "Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "EVIDENCE (S0250)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "SEARCH WARRANTS (S8366)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Sherman, Sr.", "West", "White"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 59
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2020-11-09"
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last_action: "2021-06-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/842ab901-bb9e-4117-9d96-aa7844bd845d"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00100_SB00199/SB 112.xml"
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source_hash: "acc61d9587a6b8a9d55961a8cfdc6ec5ca2ca02103b229e8b124e31ff9cfdc9b"
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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 112 (87) — Relating to the procedures for the installation and use of tracking equipment and for access to certain communications and location information by law enforcement and the admissibility of certain evidence obtained through those procedures.
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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/SB00112I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00112E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00112H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00112S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00112F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **120–22** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Sherman, Sr. — primary (person)
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- West — primary (person)
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- White — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-11-09** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2020-11-09** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-03** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-30** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-03-30** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-04-20** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-21** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-26** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-27** Not again placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
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- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-29** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-29** Record vote
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- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-29** Record vote
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- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-05-04** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-12** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-12** Committee substitute considered in committee
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- **2021-05-12** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-05-12** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-05-12** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-05-12** Committee substitute considered in committee
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- **2021-05-12** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-18** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-19** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-23** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption
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- **2021-05-24** Record vote
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- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-25** Record vote
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- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-25** House passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2021-05-28** Read
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- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-28** Record vote
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- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
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- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
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- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-14** 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/842ab901-bb9e-4117-9d96-aa7844bd845d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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