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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability."
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description: "Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "892"
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identifier: "HB 8"
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citation: "Texas HB 8 (892)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Accountability (I0007)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Testing (I0229)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "HIGHER EDUCATION COORDINATING BOARD", "TEXAS (V4280)", "INTERNET (S0130)", "Interim Studies (I0448)", "State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)", "WORKFORCE COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0470)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Keith", "Bettencourt", "Buckley", "Landgraf", "Metcalf", "Wilson"]
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version_count: 4
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action_count: 77
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vote_count: 10
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first_action: "2025-08-15"
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last_action: "2025-09-17"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30d9e146-eff9-48bc-b338-3c5bb49b28d6"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/892/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 8.xml"
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source_hash: "b2b8f74998a0e6945899dfabde08055164866bd82b9d7f588c40e045833f8ba8"
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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 8 (892) — Relating to public school accountability and transparency, including the implementation of an instructionally supportive assessment program and the adoption and administration of assessment instruments in public schools, indicators of achievement, public school performance ratings, and interventions and sanctions under the public school accountability system, a grant program for school district local accountability plans, and actions challenging Texas Education Agency decisions related to public school accountability.
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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/892/billtext/html/HB00008I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00008E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00008H.HTM)
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4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/892/billtext/html/HB00008F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **82–56** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **71–63** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **79–47** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **86–42** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **79–47** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **78–58** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **21–5** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **21–5** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **21–5** (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 HB 8 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **21–5** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
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- Bettencourt — primary (person)
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- Buckley — primary (person)
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- Landgraf — primary (person)
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- Metcalf — primary (person)
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- Wilson — primary (person)
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- Alders — cosponsor (person)
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- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
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- Birdwell — cosponsor (person)
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- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
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- Bumgarner — cosponsor (person)
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- Button — cosponsor (person)
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- Cain — cosponsor (person)
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- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Cook — cosponsor (person)
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- Craddick — cosponsor (person)
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- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
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- Curry — cosponsor (person)
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- Dorazio — cosponsor (person)
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- Frank — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
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- Geren — cosponsor (person)
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- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
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- Hagenbuch — cosponsor (person)
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- Hall — cosponsor (person)
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- Harless — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris Davila — cosponsor (person)
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- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
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- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
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- Hickland — cosponsor (person)
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- Hinojosa, Adam — cosponsor (person)
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- Holt — cosponsor (person)
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- Huffman — cosponsor (person)
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- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
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- Hull — cosponsor (person)
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- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
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- Kerwin — cosponsor (person)
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- King — cosponsor (person)
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- Kitzman — cosponsor (person)
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- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
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- LaHood — cosponsor (person)
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- Leach — cosponsor (person)
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- Leo Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
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- Louderback — cosponsor (person)
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- Lujan — cosponsor (person)
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- Luther — cosponsor (person)
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- McLaughlin — cosponsor (person)
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- McQueeney — cosponsor (person)
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- Noble — cosponsor (person)
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- Orr — cosponsor (person)
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- Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul — cosponsor (person)
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- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
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- Perry — cosponsor (person)
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- Pierson — cosponsor (person)
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- Richardson — cosponsor (person)
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- Schoolcraft — cosponsor (person)
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- Shofner — cosponsor (person)
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- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
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- Sparks — cosponsor (person)
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- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
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- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
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- Virdell — cosponsor (person)
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- Wharton — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-08-15** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-08-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-08-18** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-21** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-08-21** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2025-08-21** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-08-23** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-08-24** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-08-24** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2025-08-25** Considered in Calendars
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- **2025-08-26** Placed on Major State Calendar
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- **2025-08-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-08-26** Postponed
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- **2025-08-26** Laid out as postponed business
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- **2025-08-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-08-26** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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- **2025-08-26** Amendment adopted as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-08-26** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-08-26** Record vote
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- **2025-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-08-26** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-08-26** Record vote
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- **2025-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-08-26** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-08-26** Record vote
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- **2025-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-08-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-08-26** Passed as amended `amendment-passage, passage`
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- **2025-08-26** Record vote
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- **2025-08-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-26** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-08-26** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-08-26** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2025-08-27** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-08-27** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
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- **2025-08-27** Posting rule suspended
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- **2025-08-27** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2025-08-27** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-08-27** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2025-08-27** Vote taken in committee
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- **2025-08-27** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-08-27** Printing rule suspended
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- **2025-08-27** Ordered not printed
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- **2025-08-27** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2025-08-27** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-08-27** Record vote
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- **2025-08-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-08-27** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-08-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-08-27** Record vote
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- **2025-08-27** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-08-27** Record vote
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- **2025-08-27** Three day rule suspended
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- **2025-08-27** Record vote
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- **2025-08-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-08-27** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-08-27** Record vote
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- **2025-08-27** Remarks ordered printed
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- **2025-08-28** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-08-28** Senate Amendments distributed
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- **2025-08-28** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
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- **2025-09-03** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
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- **2025-09-03** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
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- **2025-09-03** Record vote
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- **2025-09-03** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-09-03** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-09-03** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
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- **2025-09-03** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-09-03** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
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- **2025-09-03** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-09-03** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-09-04** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-09-17** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-09-17** See remarks for effective date
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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/30d9e146-eff9-48bc-b338-3c5bb49b28d6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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