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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to notaries public; increasing the amount of certain fees."
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description: "Relating to notaries public; increasing the amount of certain fees."
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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 255"
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citation: "Texas HB 255 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "Notaries (I0538)", "PASSPORTS (S0246)", "RECORDS MANAGEMENT (S0205)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Reynolds", "Swanson", "Zaffirini"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2022-11-14"
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last_action: "2023-06-10"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/02237f09-9d59-4598-89c5-3f339a514101"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00200_HB00299/HB 255.xml"
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source_hash: "e94682d1f6586499879cdee55f2c353ea9d74cad8dbf38458c05a0cdb02fc820"
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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 255 (88) — Relating to notaries public; increasing the amount of certain fees.
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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/HB00255I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00255E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00255H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00255S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00255F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **107–36** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Reynolds — primary (person)
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- Swanson — primary (person)
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- Zaffirini — primary (person)
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- Frazier — cosponsor (person)
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- Leo-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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- **2022-11-14** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-02-23** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-02-23** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-15** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-03-15** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-03-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-03-15** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-03-22** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-03-22** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-03-22** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-04** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-04** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-04-06** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2023-04-11** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2023-04-14** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2023-04-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-14** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-04-14** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-14** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-04-14** Record vote
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- **2023-04-14** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-14** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-04-17** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-04-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-04-18** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-08** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-08** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2023-05-08** 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 w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-10** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-10** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-17** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-17** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
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- **2023-05-17** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-17** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-17** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-17** Record vote
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- **2023-05-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-17** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-17** Record vote
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- **2023-05-17** Senate passage reported `passage`
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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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- **2023-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-10** 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/02237f09-9d59-4598-89c5-3f339a514101`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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