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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the methods by which the comptroller may provide certain notices relating to the revocation or suspension of a permit or license or the forfeiture of corporate privileges in this state."
description: "Relating to the methods by which the comptroller may provide certain notices relating to the revocation or suspension of a permit or license or the forfeiture of corporate privileges in this state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "SB 61"
citation: "Texas SB 61 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "Taxation--Franchise (I0807)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hefner", "Zaffirini"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2022-11-14"
last_action: "2023-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/3d0c05f0-34bf-4856-a0f7-ea3041bcd703"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 61.xml"
source_hash: "ff28e03b713db33a9526b10e87553a7abeb5ca38f1d8d290fcefc5bd5802695e"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
---
# Texas SB 61 (88) — Relating to the methods by which the comptroller may provide certain notices relating to the revocation or suspension of a permit or license or the forfeiture of corporate privileges in this state.
## Version chain
The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00061I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00061E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00061H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00061S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00061F.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **1430** (pass) · lower
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 61 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **310** (pass) · upper
- passage — **310** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Hefner — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — primary (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2022-11-14** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2022-11-14** Filed `filing`
- **2023-02-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-02-15** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-03-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-13** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-03-14** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-14** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-03-14** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-03-20** Co-author authorized
- **2023-03-20** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-03-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-03-21** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2023-03-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-03-21** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-03-21** Record vote
- **2023-03-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-03-21** Passed `passage`
- **2023-03-21** Record vote
- **2023-03-21** Reported engrossed
- **2023-03-22** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2023-04-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-03** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-27** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-27** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-03** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-04** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-05-12** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-16** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-16** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-16** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-17** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-17** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-23** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2023-05-23** Read
- **2023-05-23** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2023-05-23** Record vote
- **2023-05-23** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2023-05-23** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-25** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-18** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/3d0c05f0-34bf-4856-a0f7-ea3041bcd703`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).