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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense."
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description: "Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense."
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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 1197"
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citation: "Texas SB 1197 (89R)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Aeronautics (I0010)", "Crimes--Against Property (I0175)", "Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)", "Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "SPACEPORTS (S0376)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Birdwell", "Curry", "Darby", "Geren"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 50
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vote_count: 5
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first_action: "2025-02-10"
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last_action: "2025-05-19"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/52917dd1-fc01-4281-8533-a31acaef5641"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01100_SB01199/SB 1197.xml"
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source_hash: "f624b4d7aa98198179cc5899199d416b3d59b32cae270b346b18e6611a0d4b72"
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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 1197 (89R) — Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense.
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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/SB01197I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01197E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01197H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01197S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01197F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **145–0** (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 SB 1197 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Birdwell — primary (person)
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- Curry — primary (person)
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- Darby — primary (person)
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- Geren — primary (person)
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- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
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- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-02-10** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
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- **2025-02-10** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-02-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-02-28** Referred to Vet Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-01** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2025-04-01** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-04-01** Vote taken in committee
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- **2025-04-01** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-01** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2025-04-01** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2025-04-03** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2025-04-07** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2025-04-07** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-07** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-04-07** Three day rule suspended
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- **2025-04-07** Record vote
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- **2025-04-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-07** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-04-07** Record vote
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- **2025-04-07** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-04-08** 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 State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-23** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-04-23** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-04-25** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2025-04-25** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-04-28** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2025-04-28** Laid out in lieu of companion
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- **2025-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-04-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-28** Record vote
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- **2025-04-28** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-04-28** Record vote
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- **2025-04-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-04-29** Passed `passage`
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- **2025-04-29** Record vote
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- **2025-04-29** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-05** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2025-05-05** Read
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- **2025-05-05** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
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- **2025-05-05** Record vote
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- **2025-05-05** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
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- **2025-05-05** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-05-07** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-05-07** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-05-07** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2025-05-19** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2025-05-19** 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/52917dd1-fc01-4281-8533-a31acaef5641`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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