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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications by certain peace officers."
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description: "Relating to the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications by certain peace officers."
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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 4906"
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citation: "Texas HB 4906 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Education--Higher--General (I0231)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "PEACE OFFICERS (S0007)", "SEARCH WARRANTS (S8366)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hefner", "West"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-03-10"
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last_action: "2023-06-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7d95e1ec-5b82-449c-82c5-f23d7887acde"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04900_HB04999/HB 4906.xml"
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source_hash: "6aa63a781520bf57dd85dafbc100ecd60ebe58dd1402d9fe464f73fdc981e7f0"
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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 4906 (88) — Relating to the installation and use of tracking equipment and access to certain communications by certain peace officers.
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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/HB04906I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04906E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04906H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04906S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04906F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **129–14** (pass) · lower
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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 4906 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **30–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Hefner — primary (person)
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- West — 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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- **2023-03-23** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-23** Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-11** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-11** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-04-11** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-17** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-04-17** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-21** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-24** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-04-24** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2023-04-27** Considered in Calendars
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- **2023-05-01** Placed on General 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 Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-16** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-16** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-16** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-17** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-17** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-18** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-18** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2023-05-18** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-18** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-18** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-18** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-18** Record vote
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- **2023-05-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-18** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-18** Record vote
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- **2023-05-19** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-19** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-22** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-23** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-14** 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/7d95e1ec-5b82-449c-82c5-f23d7887acde`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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