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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to information technology purchased through the Department of Information Resources."
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description: "Relating to information technology purchased through the Department of Information Resources."
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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 538"
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citation: "Texas SB 538 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "INFORMATION RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V9827)", "Purchasing--State (I0643)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Longoria"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 51
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-02-01"
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last_action: "2021-05-24"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f16be07b-ffd6-42c8-8135-ea6b0a412181"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 538.xml"
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source_hash: "10729a5302d451128aa5550a448ba4687934e055c35491b16bb072970588cd88"
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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 538 (87) — Relating to information technology purchased through the Department of Information Resources.
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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/SB00538I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00538E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00538H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00538S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00538F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **140–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Blanco — primary (person)
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- Longoria — primary (person)
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- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-02-01** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-11** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-07** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-04-08** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-08** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-08** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-12** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-12** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-13** Not again placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-19** Laid before the Senate
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- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-19** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-19** Record vote
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- **2021-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-19** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-19** Record vote
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- **2021-04-19** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-21** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-22** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-04-22** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-23** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-04-24** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-04-26** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-04-27** Laid out in lieu of companion
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- **2021-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-27** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
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- **2021-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-28** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-28** Record vote
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- **2021-04-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-03** House passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-11** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2021-05-11** Read
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- **2021-05-11** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-11** Record vote
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- **2021-05-11** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
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- **2021-05-11** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-12** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-12** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-24** 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/f16be07b-ffd6-42c8-8135-ea6b0a412181`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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