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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to notaries public; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee."
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description: "Relating to notaries public; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "89R"
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identifier: "SB 693"
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citation: "Texas SB 693 (89R)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CONTINUING EDUCATION (S0234)", "Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)", "Notaries (I0538)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "RECORDS MANAGEMENT (S0205)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Anchía", "Longoria", "Moody", "Schofield", "West"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 60
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2025-01-03"
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last_action: "2025-05-30"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f7b4af9e-8d8f-4894-a1b2-46682328fb0b"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 693.xml"
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source_hash: "acf5ffb9bffce6889043f3095142d958b43d1fbca8a0193660386b8388948a6e"
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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 693 (89R) — Relating to notaries public; creating a criminal offense; authorizing a fee.
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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/89R/billtext/html/SB00693I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00693E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00693H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00693S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00693F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **31–0** (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 693 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **29–1** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **105–35** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **105–29** (pass) · lower
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- passage to engrossment — **0–0** (pass) · upper
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- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Anchía — primary (person)
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- Longoria — primary (person)
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- Moody — primary (person)
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- Schofield — 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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- **2025-01-03** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-01-03** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-02-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-03** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2025-03-25** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2025-03-25** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-03-25** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2025-03-25** Vote taken in committee
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- **2025-03-31** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-03-31** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2025-03-31** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2025-04-02** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-04-09** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-04-09** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-04-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-09** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-04-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-09** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-04-09** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-09** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-04-09** Three day rule suspended
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- **2025-04-09** Record vote
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- **2025-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-09** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-04-09** Record vote
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- **2025-04-09** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-04-10** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2025-04-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-17** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-01** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2025-05-01** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2025-05-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-08** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2025-05-08** Vote reconsidered in committee
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- **2025-05-08** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2025-05-08** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-05-12** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-05-12** Laid out in lieu of companion
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- **2025-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-12** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2025-05-12** Record vote
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- **2025-05-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-12** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2025-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-13** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-05-13** Record vote
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- **2025-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-14** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-20** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2025-05-20** Read
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- **2025-05-20** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
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- **2025-05-20** Record vote
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- **2025-05-20** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-05-21** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
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- **2025-05-21** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-05-21** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-30** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
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- **2025-05-30** Effective on 9/1/25 `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/f7b4af9e-8d8f-4894-a1b2-46682328fb0b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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