republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/89r/hb-1639.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state."
description: "Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters in this state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 1639"
citation: "Texas HB 1639 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CANCER (S0658)", "FIRE PROTECTION", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0035)", "Fire Fighters & Police--General (I0370)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "Interim Studies (I0448)", "STATE HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)", "Women (I0925)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alvarado", "Collier", "Patterson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2024-12-16"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5d17ca22-14ad-4672-96a1-08e418f3aeaa"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01600_HB01699/HB 1639.xml"
source_hash: "2f2790b48eefdb9fcd3f27e518982fc8275b2ff4659b4000444c562512a078d8"
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 HB 1639 (89R) — Relating to a study on the increased incidence of cancer in female firefighters 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/89R/billtext/html/HB01639I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01639E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01639H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01639S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01639F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **141–7** (pass) · lower
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1639 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **28–3** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Alvarado — primary (person)
- Collier — primary (person)
- Patterson — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Hagenbuch — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
- Parker — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2024-12-16** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-12** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-14** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-14** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-04-14** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-17** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-17** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-21** Vote reconsidered in committee
- **2025-04-21** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-21** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-28** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-28** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2025-05-05** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2025-05-07** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2025-05-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-07** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-05-07** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-07** Record vote
- **2025-05-07** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-07** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-08** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-14** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-14** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-14** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-05-14** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-15** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-19** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2025-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-20** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2025-05-20** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-20** Rules suspended-Intent Calendar
- **2025-05-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-20** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-20** Record vote
- **2025-05-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-20** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Record vote
- **2025-05-20** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-20** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-21** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-21** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5d17ca22-14ad-4672-96a1-08e418f3aeaa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).