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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to an individual's genetic data, including the use of that data by certain genetic testing companies for commercial purposes and the individual's property right in DNA; authorizing a civil penalty."
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description: "Relating to an individual's genetic data, including the use of that data by certain genetic testing companies for commercial purposes and the individual's property right in DNA; authorizing a civil penalty."
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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 2545"
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citation: "Texas HB 2545 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Business & Commerce--General (I0050)", "DNA (S0100)", "Health--General (I0385)", "Health--Privacy/Use of Information (I0389)", "INFORMED CONSENT (S0057)", "Insurance--Health & Accident (I0422)", "Labor--General (I0500)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Capriglione", "Harris, Caroline", "Johnson", "Morales, Eddie", "Oliverson"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 62
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2023-02-21"
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last_action: "2023-06-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ba2f40d7-49e5-42d5-b385-8cabeec07f40"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02500_HB02599/HB 2545.xml"
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source_hash: "7641fb8e0c926e22450601f40589d11d371d9712ccd8bc29c886dd42e75d627c"
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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 2545 (88) — Relating to an individual's genetic data, including the use of that data by certain genetic testing companies for commercial purposes and the individual's property right in DNA; authorizing a civil penalty.
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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/HB02545I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02545E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02545H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02545S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02545F.HTM)
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## Votes
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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 CSHB 2545 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **146–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Capriglione — primary (person)
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- Harris, Caroline — primary (person)
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- Johnson — primary (person)
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- Morales, Eddie — primary (person)
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- Oliverson — primary (person)
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- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
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- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-21** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-13** Referred to Business & Industry `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-27** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-03-27** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-03-27** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-03-27** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-05** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-04-05** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-05** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-05** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-18** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-04-18** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2023-04-25** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2023-04-28** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2023-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-28** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-28** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-04-28** Record vote
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- **2023-04-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-28** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-01** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-05-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-01** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-04** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2023-05-04** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-04** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-04** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2023-05-04** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-05-09** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-09** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-10** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-10** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-12** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-15** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2023-05-15** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2023-05-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-05-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-05-15** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-15** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-05-15** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-15** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-15** Record vote
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- **2023-05-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-15** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-15** Record vote
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- **2023-05-15** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-05-16** Senate Amendments distributed
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- **2023-05-16** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
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- **2023-05-17** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
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- **2023-05-17** Record vote
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- **2023-05-17** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
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- **2023-05-17** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
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- **2023-05-18** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-19** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-21** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-17** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-17** 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/ba2f40d7-49e5-42d5-b385-8cabeec07f40`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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