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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection."
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description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection."
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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 709"
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citation: "Texas SB 709 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["FIRE PROTECTION", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0035)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Buckingham", "Canales", "Cortez", "Hall", "Hinojosa", "Paxton", "Schwertner"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 54
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-03-05"
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last_action: "2021-06-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91de7b08-017b-441b-ab47-0edbbec05553"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 709.xml"
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source_hash: "4b68bc1cebfba36184c683ee0d83851158b05037b0f86938dad3d62c861f0302"
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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 709 (87) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Fire Protection.
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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/SB00709I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00709E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00709H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00709S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00709F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **145–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Blanco — primary (person)
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- Buckingham — primary (person)
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- Canales — primary (person)
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- Cortez — primary (person)
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- Hall — primary (person)
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- Hinojosa — primary (person)
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- Paxton — primary (person)
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- Schwertner — primary (person)
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- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-05** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-03-05** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-11** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-03-22** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-22** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-03-22** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-03-24** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-03-29** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-31** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-31** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-03-31** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-07** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-08** Not again placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-09** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-09** Laid before the Senate
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- **2021-04-09** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-09** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-09** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-09** Record vote
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- **2021-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-09** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-09** Record vote
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- **2021-04-09** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-12** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-14** Referred to Urban Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-21** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-21** Committee substitute considered in committee
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- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-05** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-14** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-18** Placed on Major State Calendar
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- **2021-05-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-18** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-19** Record vote
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- **2021-05-19** House passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2021-05-27** Read
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- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-27** Record vote
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- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
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- **2021-05-27** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-29** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-29** 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/91de7b08-017b-441b-ab47-0edbbec05553`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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