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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or disaster related to a pandemic."
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description: "Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or disaster related to a pandemic."
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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 6"
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citation: "Texas SB 6 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COVID-19 (SB9YM)", "Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "Day Care (I0209)", "Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)", "Education--Higher--General (I0231)", "Education--Junior College Districts (I0225)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "Health Care Providers (I0387)", "Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "PHYSICIANS (S1282)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Campbell", "Creighton", "Hancock", "Huffman", "Leach", "Nelson", "Paxton", "Perry", "Springer"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 76
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2021-03-10"
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last_action: "2021-06-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa160d75-6699-4ecd-b509-6328b7a7f3ed"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 6.xml"
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source_hash: "eef27de6ce0bc5c268e1aa853bd9233f1eea2cdb342621749b1a4b9f06539adc"
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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 6 (87) — Relating to liability for certain claims arising during a pandemic or disaster related to a pandemic.
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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/SB00006I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00006E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00006H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00006S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00006F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **133–10** (pass) · lower
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- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- passage — **29–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bettencourt — primary (person)
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- Campbell — primary (person)
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- Creighton — primary (person)
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- Hancock — primary (person)
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- Huffman — primary (person)
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- Leach — primary (person)
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- Nelson — primary (person)
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- Paxton — primary (person)
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- Perry — primary (person)
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- Springer — primary (person)
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- Buckingham — cosponsor (person)
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- Dean — cosponsor (person)
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- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
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- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-10** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-03-10** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-11** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-03-23** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-23** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-03-23** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-03-29** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-06** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-06** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-07** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-08** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-08** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-04-08** Amendment tabled
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- **2021-04-08** Record vote
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- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-04-08** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2021-04-08** Passed to engrossment as amended
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- **2021-04-08** Record vote
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- **2021-04-08** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-08** Record vote
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- **2021-04-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-08** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-08** Record vote
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- **2021-04-08** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-09** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-13** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-28** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-28** Committee substitute considered in committee
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- **2021-04-28** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-17** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-19** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-21** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-23** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-23** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
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- **2021-05-23** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2021-05-23** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
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- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-24** Record vote
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- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-24** 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 immediately `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/fa160d75-6699-4ecd-b509-6328b7a7f3ed`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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