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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to abortion, including abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat; authorizing a private civil right of action."
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description: "Relating to abortion, including abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat; authorizing a private civil right of action."
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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 8"
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citation: "Texas SB 8 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ATTORNEY'S FEES (S0202)", "Abortion (I0005)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "INFORMED CONSENT (S0057)", "PHYSICIANS (S1282)", "PREGNANCY & CHILDBIRTH (S0294)", "TEXAS HEARTBEAT ACT (PT3J7)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Birdwell", "Buckingham", "Burrows", "Cain", "Campbell", "Creighton", "Hall", "Hancock", "Huffman", "Hughes", "Klick", "Kolkhorst", "Leach", "Lucio", "Nelson", "Paxton", "Perry", "Schwertner", "Slawson", "Springer", "Taylor"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 65
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2021-03-11"
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last_action: "2021-05-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08e895ff-282f-40d1-8cec-8943092ead76"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 8.xml"
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source_hash: "e61860a7d4b9171cfc1ed5fcfd92d95e84a102c6471f7454f8b0efefa54fe263"
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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 8 (87) — Relating to abortion, including abortions after detection of an unborn child's heartbeat; authorizing a private civil right of action.
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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/SB00008I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00008E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00008H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00008S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00008F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **81–63** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **83–64** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bettencourt — primary (person)
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- Birdwell — primary (person)
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- Buckingham — primary (person)
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- Burrows — primary (person)
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- Cain — primary (person)
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- Campbell — primary (person)
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- Creighton — primary (person)
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- Hall — primary (person)
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- Hancock — primary (person)
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- Huffman — primary (person)
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- Hughes — primary (person)
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- Klick — primary (person)
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- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
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- Leach — primary (person)
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- Lucio — 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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- Schwertner — primary (person)
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- Slawson — primary (person)
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- Springer — primary (person)
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- Taylor — primary (person)
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- Allison — cosponsor (person)
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- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
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- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
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- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
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- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
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- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
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- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
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- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
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- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
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- Burns — cosponsor (person)
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- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
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- Cason — cosponsor (person)
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- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
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- Cook — cosponsor (person)
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- Cyrier — cosponsor (person)
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- Darby — cosponsor (person)
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- Dean — cosponsor (person)
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- Ellzey — cosponsor (person)
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- Frank — cosponsor (person)
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- Frullo — cosponsor (person)
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- Gates — cosponsor (person)
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- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
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- Harless — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
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- Holland — cosponsor (person)
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- Huberty — cosponsor (person)
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- Hull — cosponsor (person)
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- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
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- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
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- King, Ken — cosponsor (person)
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- King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
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- Krause — cosponsor (person)
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- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)
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- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
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- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
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- Leman — cosponsor (person)
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- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
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- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
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- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
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- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
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- Murr — cosponsor (person)
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- Noble — cosponsor (person)
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- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
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- Paddie — cosponsor (person)
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- Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul — cosponsor (person)
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- Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Raney — cosponsor (person)
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- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
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- Sanford — cosponsor (person)
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- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
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- Schofield — cosponsor (person)
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- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
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- Shine — cosponsor (person)
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- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
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- Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
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- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
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- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
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- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
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- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
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- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
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- Toth — cosponsor (person)
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- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
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- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
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- White — cosponsor (person)
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- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-11** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-15** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-03-15** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-15** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-03-15** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-03-16** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-22** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-03-23** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-03-29** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-03-29** Record vote
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- **2021-03-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-03-29** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-03-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-03-29** Record vote
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- **2021-03-29** Passed to engrossment as amended
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- **2021-03-29** Record vote
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- **2021-03-30** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-03-30** Record vote
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- **2021-03-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-03-30** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-03-30** Record vote
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- **2021-03-30** Remarks ordered printed
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- **2021-03-30** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-03-31** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-06** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-15** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-04-15** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-04-28** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-04-29** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-03** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-05** Placed on Major State Calendar
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- **2021-05-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-05** Postponed
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- **2021-05-05** Laid out as postponed business
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- **2021-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-05** Record vote
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- **2021-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-05** Record vote
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- **2021-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-05** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2021-05-05** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
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- **2021-05-05** Record vote
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- **2021-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-06** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-06** Record vote
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- **2021-05-10** House passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-13** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2021-05-13** Read
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- **2021-05-13** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-13** Record vote
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- **2021-05-13** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
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- **2021-05-13** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-14** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-14** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-19** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-19** 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/08e895ff-282f-40d1-8cec-8943092ead76`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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