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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans during an initial period of operation in the state."
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description: "Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans during an initial period of operation in the 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 938"
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citation: "Texas SB 938 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Commerce--General (I0050)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "Military & Veterans (I0535)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)", "Taxation--Franchise (I0807)", "VETERANS COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0016)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Campbell", "Gutierrez", "Hall", "Holland", "Powell"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-03-02"
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last_action: "2021-06-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f003b40-543f-4298-8708-fd381dcd068c"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 938.xml"
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source_hash: "19c5f021afc1560552ae6a70596803dbf4b45c3fa139056a8332ad873b7e9880"
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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 938 (87) — Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax and certain filing fees for certain businesses owned by veterans during an initial period of operation in the 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/SB00938I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00938E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00938H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00938S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00938F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **104–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Campbell — primary (person)
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- Gutierrez — primary (person)
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- Hall — primary (person)
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- Holland — primary (person)
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- Powell — primary (person)
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- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
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- Hinojosa — cosponsor (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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- **2021-03-02** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-03-02** 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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- **2021-03-29** Co-author authorized
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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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- **2021-04-08** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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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** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-13** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-04-13** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-13** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-13** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-13** Record vote
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- **2021-04-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-13** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-13** Record vote
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- **2021-04-13** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-14** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-16** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-10** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-05-10** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-13** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-13** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-24** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-25** Record vote
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- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-25** House passage reported
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- **2021-05-25** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-27** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-27** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-16** See remarks for effective date
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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/9f003b40-543f-4298-8708-fd381dcd068c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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