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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex."
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description: "Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex."
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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: "HB 229"
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citation: "Texas HB 229 (89R)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["GENDER IDENTITY & EXPRESSION (S0767)", "Health--Privacy/Use of Information (I0389)", "Human Relations (I0410)", "VITAL STATISTICS & RECORDS (S2714)", "Women (I0925)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hull", "Leach", "Middleton", "Slawson", "Swanson", "Troxclair"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 80
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vote_count: 6
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first_action: "2024-11-12"
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last_action: "2025-06-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c95a2c08-9f4a-4ff9-b33f-e58e97f94809"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00200_HB00299/HB 229.xml"
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source_hash: "06af232fa6e8bcda9f82f1442703cd1046949c02d9d77c4fecbfe9fc8ddba86d"
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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 229 (89R) — Relating to general definitions for and collection of governmental information regarding biological sex.
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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/HB00229I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00229E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00229H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00229S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB00229F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **86–36** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **87–56** (pass) · lower
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- other — **28–79** (fail) · lower
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- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Hull — primary (person)
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- Leach — primary (person)
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- Middleton — primary (person)
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- Slawson — primary (person)
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- Swanson — primary (person)
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- Troxclair — primary (person)
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- Alders — cosponsor (person)
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- Barry — cosponsor (person)
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- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
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- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
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- Buckley — 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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- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
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- Cook — cosponsor (person)
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- Curry — cosponsor (person)
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- DeAyala — cosponsor (person)
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- Dean — cosponsor (person)
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- Dorazio — cosponsor (person)
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- Dyson — cosponsor (person)
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- Fairly — cosponsor (person)
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- Frank — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
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- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
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- Hagenbuch — cosponsor (person)
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- Hancock — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris Davila — cosponsor (person)
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- Harrison — 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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- Hopper — cosponsor (person)
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- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
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- Isaac — 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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- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
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- Leo Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Little — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
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- Lowe — cosponsor (person)
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- Lozano — 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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- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
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- Money — cosponsor (person)
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- Morgan — cosponsor (person)
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- Noble — cosponsor (person)
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- Olcott — cosponsor (person)
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- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
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- Orr — cosponsor (person)
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- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
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- Paul — cosponsor (person)
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- Pierson — cosponsor (person)
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- Richardson — cosponsor (person)
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- Schatzline — cosponsor (person)
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- Schoolcraft — cosponsor (person)
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- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
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- Shofner — cosponsor (person)
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- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
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- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
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- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
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- Toth — cosponsor (person)
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- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
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- Villalobos — cosponsor (person)
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- Virdell — cosponsor (person)
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- Wharton — cosponsor (person)
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- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2024-11-12** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-02-27** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-27** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-25** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-04-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2025-04-25** Left pending in committee
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- **2025-04-30** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-04-30** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-05-06** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2025-05-07** Considered in Calendars
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- **2025-05-09** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2025-05-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-10** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
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- **2025-05-10** Record vote
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- **2025-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-10** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-05-10** Record vote
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- **2025-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-10** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
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- **2025-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-10** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-10** Record vote
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- **2025-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-12** Postponed
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- **2025-05-12** Laid out as postponed business
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- **2025-05-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-12** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
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- **2025-05-12** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
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- **2025-05-12** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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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** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-05-12** Record vote
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- **2025-05-12** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-05-12** Record vote
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- **2025-05-12** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-05-12** Record vote
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- **2025-05-12** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-05-12** Record vote
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- **2025-05-12** Amendment tabled `deferral`
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- **2025-05-12** Record vote
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- **2025-05-12** Passed `passage`
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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** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2025-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-05-13** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-15** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2025-05-15** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-05-15** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2025-05-15** Left pending in committee
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- **2025-05-22** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-05-22** Vote taken in committee
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- **2025-05-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-23** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2025-05-26** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2025-05-26** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-05-27** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2025-05-28** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2025-05-28** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-05-28** Record vote
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- **2025-05-28** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-28** Record vote
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- **2025-05-28** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-05-28** Record vote
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- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-05-28** Record vote
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- **2025-05-28** Remarks ordered printed
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- **2025-05-28** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2025-05-28** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-05-28** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-06-20** 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/c95a2c08-9f4a-4ff9-b33f-e58e97f94809`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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