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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students."
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description: "Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students."
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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 4623"
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citation: "Texas HB 4623 (89R)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE (S4256)", "Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)", "Minors--Crimes Against (I0532)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "SEXUAL MISCONDUCT (S0160)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Dutton", "Leo Wilson", "Little", "Paxton"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 78
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vote_count: 7
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first_action: "2025-03-12"
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last_action: "2025-06-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f0d9f951-1680-428f-91f8-a3e786949cc0"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04600_HB04699/HB 4623.xml"
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source_hash: "19537bd95f2eadaee6ceca0c4685589f3111194a9a85f28e44bb17cdb55ac54d"
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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 4623 (89R) — Relating to liability of public schools and professional school employees for sexual misconduct involving students.
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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/HB04623I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04623E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04623H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04623S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04623F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **109–19** (pass) · lower
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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 CSHB 4623 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **30–1** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **123–9** (pass) · lower
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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 CSHB 4623 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **30–1** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **127–6** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **106–28** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **106–28** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Dutton — primary (person)
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- Leo Wilson — primary (person)
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- Little — primary (person)
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- Paxton — primary (person)
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- Alders — cosponsor (person)
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- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
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- Barry — cosponsor (person)
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- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
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- Bettencourt — 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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- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
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- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
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- DeAyala — cosponsor (person)
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- Garcia, Josey — cosponsor (person)
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- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
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- Hagenbuch — cosponsor (person)
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- Hall — cosponsor (person)
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- Hancock — cosponsor (person)
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- Harless — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — 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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- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" — cosponsor (person)
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- Hopper — 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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- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
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- Lopez, Janie — cosponsor (person)
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- Lowe — cosponsor (person)
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- Luther — cosponsor (person)
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- McQueeney — cosponsor (person)
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- Menéndez — cosponsor (person)
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- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
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- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
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- Money — cosponsor (person)
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- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
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- Parker — cosponsor (person)
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- Patterson — 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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- Toth — cosponsor (person)
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- Troxclair — 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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- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
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- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-12** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-04-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-04-03** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-09** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-04-09** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2025-04-09** Left pending in 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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- **2025-05-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-05-07** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-05-08** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2025-05-08** Considered in Calendars
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- **2025-05-10** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2025-05-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-13** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
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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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- **2025-05-13** Amendment adopted as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-13** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
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- **2025-05-13** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
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- **2025-05-14** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-14** Record vote
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- **2025-05-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-14** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-05-14** Record vote
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- **2025-05-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-14** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-14** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-05-15** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2025-05-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-05-16** Referred to Education K-16 `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-19** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2025-05-20** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2025-05-21** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2025-05-21** Posting rule suspended
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- **2025-05-22** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2025-05-22** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2025-05-22** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-05-22** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2025-05-22** Left pending in committee
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- **2025-05-25** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2025-05-26** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2025-05-26** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-05-26** Vote taken in committee
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- **2025-05-26** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-26** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2025-05-27** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2025-05-27** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-05-27** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-05-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-27** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2025-05-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-27** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-27** Three day rule suspended
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- **2025-05-27** Record vote
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- **2025-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-27** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-05-27** Record vote
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- **2025-05-28** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-29** Senate Amendments distributed
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- **2025-05-29** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
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- **2025-05-30** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
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- **2025-05-30** Record vote
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- **2025-05-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-30** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
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- **2025-05-30** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
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- **2025-05-31** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-06-01** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-06-01** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-06-02** 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/f0d9f951-1680-428f-91f8-a3e786949cc0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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