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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the requirements to access the online tracker of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail and to the date of runoff elections."
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description: "Relating to the requirements to access the online tracker of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail and to the date of runoff elections."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "88"
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identifier: "HB 357"
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citation: "Texas HB 357 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Elections--Administration (I0277)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Bucy", "Capriglione", "Garcia", "Hughes", "Smith"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 72
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2022-11-14"
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last_action: "2023-06-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6215ca51-aa70-4acd-b3d3-a16824632591"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00300_HB00399/HB 357.xml"
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source_hash: "66d66de6e650b715be6d3a36f33cf8e24ea0c5af1d3263054d61840695ddc475"
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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 357 (88) — Relating to the requirements to access the online tracker of an application for a ballot to be voted by mail and to the date of runoff elections.
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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/88R/billtext/html/HB00357I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00357E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00357H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00357S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB00357F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **140–0** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **140–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Bucy — primary (person)
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- Capriglione — primary (person)
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- Garcia — primary (person)
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- Hughes — primary (person)
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- Smith — primary (person)
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- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2022-11-14** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-02-23** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-02-23** Referred to Elections `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-16** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-03-16** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-03-16** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-03-27** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-03-27** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-11** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-11** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-04-12** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2023-04-20** Considered in Calendars
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- **2023-04-26** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2023-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-26** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-04-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-27** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-04-27** Record vote
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- **2023-04-27** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-27** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-01** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-05-02** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-02** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-11** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-11** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2023-05-11** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-05-12** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-12** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-16** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-16** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-16** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-21** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-21** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
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- **2023-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-21** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-21** Record vote
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- **2023-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-21** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-21** Record vote
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- **2023-05-22** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
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- **2023-05-22** Senate Amendments distributed
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- **2023-05-22** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
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- **2023-05-25** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
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- **2023-05-25** House requests conference committee
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- **2023-05-25** House appoints conferees
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- **2023-05-25** House refuses to concur-reported
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- **2023-05-25** House requests conference committee-reported
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- **2023-05-25** House appoints conferees-reported
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- **2023-05-26** Senate grants request for conference comm.
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- **2023-05-26** Senate appoints conferees
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- **2023-05-26** Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
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- **2023-05-26** Senate appoints conferees-reported
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- **2023-05-27** Conference committee report filed `filing`
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- **2023-05-27** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
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- **2023-05-28** House adopts resolution to go outside bounds
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- **2023-05-28** House adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-28** Record vote
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- **2023-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-28** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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- **2023-05-28** Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds
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- **2023-05-28** Senate adopts conference committee report `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-28** Record vote
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- **2023-05-28** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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- **2023-05-28** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-29** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-29** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-13** Effective on 9/1/23 `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/6215ca51-aa70-4acd-b3d3-a16824632591`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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