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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the publication of certain photographs of human remains by certain individuals for a purpose other than an authorized purpose; providing a civil penalty."
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description: "Relating to the publication of certain photographs of human remains by certain individuals for a purpose other than an authorized purpose; providing 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: "SB 997"
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citation: "Texas SB 997 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Communications & Press (I0073)", "Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)", "Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)", "KOBE AND GIANNA BRYANT ACT (PC4U1)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Leach", "West"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-02-17"
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last_action: "2023-06-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/08b40833-4831-4f97-9503-568ac08a4711"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 997.xml"
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source_hash: "6f6a186f3a3a7a2caebb4d36156d179f270c05026e78e5ce873509da5b33d53d"
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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 997 (88) — Relating to the publication of certain photographs of human remains by certain individuals for a purpose other than an authorized purpose; providing 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/SB00997I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00997E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00997H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00997S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00997F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **137–1** (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 CSSB 997 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **30–1** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Leach — 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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- **2023-02-17** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
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- **2023-02-17** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-03** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-04-11** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-11** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-13** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-13** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-04-18** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-18** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-04-18** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-04-25** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-04-27** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-04-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2023-04-26** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-26** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-26** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-26** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-04-26** Record vote
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- **2023-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-26** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-04-26** Record vote
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- **2023-04-26** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-04-26** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2023-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-06** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-09** Posting rule suspended
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- **2023-05-10** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-10** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-05-10** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-10** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-05-17** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-05-18** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2023-05-20** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2023-05-24** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2023-05-24** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-24** Record vote
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- **2023-05-24** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-25** House passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-25** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-29** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-18** 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/08b40833-4831-4f97-9503-568ac08a4711`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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