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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the review date for certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process and the regulation of horse racing by the Texas Racing Commission."
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description: "Relating to the review date for certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process and the regulation of horse racing by the Texas Racing Commission."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "88"
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identifier: "HB 1620"
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citation: "Texas HB 1620 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ANATOMICAL BOARD", "STATE OF TEXAS (V0658)", "ARTS", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON THE (V8808)", "ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT & TOURISM OFFICE", "TEXAS (V1109)", "ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)", "HORSE RACING (S0512)", "JUVENILE JUSTICE BOARD", "TEXAS (V1013)", "JUVENILE JUSTICE DEPARTMENT", "TEXAS (V0846)", "LAW ENFORCEMENT", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0986)", "LOTTERY COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0454)", "PRESERVATION BOARD", "STATE (V4452)", "PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (V0023)", "PUBLIC UTILITY COUNSEL", "OFFICE OF (V0236)", "RACING COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0514)", "SAN ANTONIO RIVER AUTHORITY (D0245)", "SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION BOARD", "TEXAS STATE (V9940)", "STATE EMPLOYEE CHARITABLE CAMPAIGN (S0823)", "STATE-FEDERAL RELATIONS", "OFFICE OF (V0431)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)", "Sunset—Required Reviews (I0021)", "WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD", "TEXAS (V2481)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Keith", "Canales", "Clardy", "Goldman", "Holland", "Schwertner"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 64
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2023-03-10"
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last_action: "2023-06-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7c2398e-0fc2-4ab3-9231-41f867cea322"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01600_HB01699/HB 1620.xml"
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source_hash: "a9544220e4ae38448467495484b04a0bb697cf98badadf7bc0bf51cc36fadc7f"
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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 HB 1620 (88) — Relating to the review date for certain governmental entities subject to the sunset review process and the regulation of horse racing by the Texas Racing Commission.
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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/88R/billtext/html/HB01620I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01620E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01620H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01620S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01620F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **129–9** (pass) · upper
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- passage to third reading — **0–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **138–4** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **129–9** (pass) · lower
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- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
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- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1620 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
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- Canales — primary (person)
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- Clardy — primary (person)
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- Goldman — primary (person)
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- Holland — primary (person)
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- Schwertner — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-10** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-13** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-29** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-03-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-03-29** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-03** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-04-03** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-10** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-10** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-04-11** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2023-04-27** Considered in Calendars
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- **2023-05-01** Placed on Major State Calendar
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- **2023-05-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-01** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-05-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-02** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-02** Record vote
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- **2023-05-02** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-02** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-05-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-05** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-19** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-19** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-05-22** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-22** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-23** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-24** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-24** Record vote
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- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-24** Record vote
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- **2023-05-25** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-05-25** Senate Amendments distributed
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- **2023-05-25** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
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- **2023-05-26** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
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- **2023-05-26** House requests conference committee
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- **2023-05-26** House appoints conferees
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- **2023-05-26** House refuses to concur-reported
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- **2023-05-26** House requests conference committee-reported
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- **2023-05-26** House appoints conferees-reported
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- **2023-05-28** House discharges conferees
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- **2023-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
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- **2023-05-28** Record vote
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- **2023-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
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- **2023-05-28** House discharges conferees-reported
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- **2023-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
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- **2023-05-28** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-29** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-29** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-18** Effective on 9/1/23 `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/e7c2398e-0fc2-4ab3-9231-41f867cea322`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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