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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to a study on the interoperability needs and technology readiness of behavioral health service providers in this state."
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description: "Relating to a study on the interoperability needs and technology readiness of behavioral health service providers in this state."
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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 640"
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citation: "Texas SB 640 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COMPUTERS & SOFTWARE (S2425)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Health Care Providers (I0387)", "MEDICAL RECORDS (S0104)", "Mental Health & Substance Abuse (I0019)", "Science & Technology (I0751)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cortez", "Menéndez"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 54
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2021-02-10"
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last_action: "2021-06-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/478adb2e-6543-4375-8eb3-2edb2b5072b9"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 640.xml"
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source_hash: "27c9238edb983c52794f28f6f25c8f49fd320451dba27dce1f8495026622dbf6"
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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 640 (87) — Relating to a study on the interoperability needs and technology readiness of behavioral health service providers in this state.
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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/SB00640I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00640E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00640H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00640S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00640F.HTM)
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## Sponsors
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- Cortez — primary (person)
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- Menéndez — primary (person)
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- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-10** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-02-10** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-11** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-31** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-31** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-03-31** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-19** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-19** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-21** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-22** Not again placed on intent calendar
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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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- **2021-04-28** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-28** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-28** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-04-28** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-28** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-28** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-28** Record vote
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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** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-05-03** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-12** Considered in public hearing
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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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- **2021-05-19** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-05-19** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-21** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-21** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-23** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2021-05-23** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2021-05-26** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-26** Record vote
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- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-27** House passage 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/478adb2e-6543-4375-8eb3-2edb2b5072b9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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