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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to broadband development."
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description: "Relating to broadband development."
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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: "SB 1238"
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citation: "Texas SB 1238 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (V62YT)", "BROADBAND NETWORKS (S0643)", "Utilities--Telecommunications (I0828)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Ashby", "Bailes", "Clardy", "Nichols", "Rose"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 73
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2023-02-27"
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last_action: "2023-06-02"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/46d9b6ea-4fad-49d3-bfc9-e3fdf2c2c2c4"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01200_SB01299/SB 1238.xml"
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source_hash: "83a09f2d8db00a1f99927ec58c9f47d54b22ca587a863a01ad05cf05115db64a"
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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 1238 (88) — Relating to broadband development.
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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/SB01238I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01238E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01238H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01238S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB01238F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **131–13** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **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 CSSB 1238 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **132–7** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Anderson — primary (person)
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- Ashby — primary (person)
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- Bailes — primary (person)
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- Clardy — primary (person)
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- Nichols — primary (person)
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- Rose — primary (person)
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- Allison — cosponsor (person)
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- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
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- Bernal — cosponsor (person)
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- Bhojani — cosponsor (person)
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- Burns — cosponsor (person)
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- Cole — cosponsor (person)
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- Collier — cosponsor (person)
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- Darby — cosponsor (person)
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- Dean — cosponsor (person)
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- Dorazio — cosponsor (person)
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- González, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
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- González, Mary — cosponsor (person)
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- Harless — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris, Caroline — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris, Cody — cosponsor (person)
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- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
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- Howard — cosponsor (person)
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- King, Ken — cosponsor (person)
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- King, Tracy O. — cosponsor (person)
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- Kitzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Klick — cosponsor (person)
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- Lalani — cosponsor (person)
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- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
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- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
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- Leach — cosponsor (person)
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- Leo-Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Longoria — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Ray — cosponsor (person)
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- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
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- Lujan — cosponsor (person)
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- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
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- Meza — cosponsor (person)
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- Moody — cosponsor (person)
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- Morales, Eddie — cosponsor (person)
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- Morrison — cosponsor (person)
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- Murr — cosponsor (person)
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- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul — cosponsor (person)
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- Perez — cosponsor (person)
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- Plesa — cosponsor (person)
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- Price — cosponsor (person)
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- Raney — cosponsor (person)
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- Raymond — cosponsor (person)
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- Shine — cosponsor (person)
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- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
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- Smith — cosponsor (person)
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- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
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- Talarico — cosponsor (person)
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- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
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- Thimesch — cosponsor (person)
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- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
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- Vo — cosponsor (person)
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- West — cosponsor (person)
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- Whitmire — cosponsor (person)
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- Wu — cosponsor (person)
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- Zwiener — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-02-27** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
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- **2023-02-27** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-09** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-03-21** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-03-21** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2023-03-21** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-03-28** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-03-28** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-03-31** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-03-31** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-03-31** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-04-04** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-04-05** Co-author authorized
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- **2023-04-05** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2023-04-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-05** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2023-04-05** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-04-05** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-05** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-04-05** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-05** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-04-05** Record vote
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- **2023-04-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-05** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-04-05** Record vote
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- **2023-04-05** Remarks ordered printed
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- **2023-04-05** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-04-06** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2023-04-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-04-17** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-20** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-04-20** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-20** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-24** 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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- **2023-05-01** Laid out in lieu of companion
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- **2023-05-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-05-01** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
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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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- **2023-05-03** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-05-04** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2023-05-04** Read
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- **2023-05-04** Senate refuses to concur
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- **2023-05-04** Senate requests conference committee
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- **2023-05-04** Senate appoints conferees
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- **2023-05-04** Senate refuses to concur-reported
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- **2023-05-04** Senate requests conference committee-reported
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- **2023-05-04** Senate appoints conferees-reported
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- **2023-05-05** House grants request for conference committee
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- **2023-05-05** House appoints conferees
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- **2023-05-05** House grants request for conf comm-reported
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- **2023-05-05** House appoints conferees-reported
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- **2023-05-11** Conference committee report filed `filing`
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- **2023-05-12** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
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- **2023-05-15** House adopts resolution to go outside bounds
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- **2023-05-15** House adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-15** Record vote
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- **2023-05-15** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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- **2023-05-17** Senate adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-17** Record vote
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- **2023-05-17** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-18** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-19** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-02** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-02** 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/46d9b6ea-4fad-49d3-bfc9-e3fdf2c2c2c4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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