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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to legislative oversight during a public health disaster or public health emergency, including the establishment of a legislative public health oversight board."
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description: "Relating to legislative oversight during a public health disaster or public health emergency, including the establishment of a legislative public health oversight board."
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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 966"
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citation: "Texas SB 966 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)", "Health--General (I0385)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "LEGISLATIVE PUBLIC HEALTH OVERSIGHT BOARD (VK9TF)", "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)", "Legislature (I0520)", "SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Klick", "Kolkhorst"]
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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: "2021-03-03"
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last_action: "2021-06-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cbdf2029-57f0-406c-811f-f876b5ac8524"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 966.xml"
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source_hash: "07c1bdba5d0397cb1361e7a32cf186d81a53c440011b030ba86aba0a430c8f6d"
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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 966 (87) — Relating to legislative oversight during a public health disaster or public health emergency, including the establishment of a legislative public health oversight board.
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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/SB00966I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00966E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00966H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00966S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00966F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **138–7** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Klick — primary (person)
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- Kolkhorst — primary (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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- **2021-03-03** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-03-03** 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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- **2021-03-23** 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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- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-07** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-07** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-07** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-19** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-19** Laid before the Senate
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- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-19** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-19** Record vote
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- **2021-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-19** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-19** Record vote
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- **2021-04-19** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-28** Referred to State Affairs `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** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-18** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-20** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-20** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-20** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-23** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-25** Placed on Major State Calendar
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- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-26** Passed as amended `passage`
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- **2021-05-26** Record vote
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- **2021-05-28** House passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-30** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2021-05-30** Read
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- **2021-05-30** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-30** Record vote
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- **2021-05-30** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
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- **2021-05-31** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-06-01** 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** 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/cbdf2029-57f0-406c-811f-f876b5ac8524`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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