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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to methods by which a claimant may check the status of a claim for unemployment compensation benefits filed with the Texas Workforce Commission."
description: "Relating to methods by which a claimant may check the status of a claim for unemployment compensation benefits filed with the Texas Workforce Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 2099"
citation: "Texas SB 2099 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)", "Labor--Unemployment (I0475)", "TELEPHONES & TELEPHONE DIRECTORIES (S5657)", "WORKFORCE COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0470)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Patterson", "Zaffirini"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bcfd9542-f1e0-4b8a-8ed8-ed5abc9b602f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02000_SB02099/SB 2099.xml"
source_hash: "6f16f9c733038e55a73372640eed70fda6898d4d52b137eade30179aaa5d6d55"
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 2099 (87) — Relating to methods by which a claimant may check the status of a claim for unemployment compensation benefits filed with the Texas Workforce Commission.
## 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/87R/billtext/html/SB02099I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02099E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02099H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02099S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02099F.HTM)
## Sponsors
- Patterson — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — primary (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-03-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-04-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-01** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-22** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-23** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-23** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-23** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-26** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-29** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-04** Referred to Business & Industry `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-05-11** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-14** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-17** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-18** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-21** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-23** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-23** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-23** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** House passage reported
- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bcfd9542-f1e0-4b8a-8ed8-ed5abc9b602f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).