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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument."
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description: "Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument."
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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 4202"
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citation: "Texas HB 4202 (89R)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "IDENTIFICATION CARDS (S0074)", "Notaries (I0538)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Cain", "Garcia, Josey", "Hayes", "Schofield", "Swanson", "Zaffirini"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 50
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2025-03-10"
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last_action: "2025-06-20"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/076ee142-9bd6-4916-93e5-6a7e2f6c8073"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04200_HB04299/HB 4202.xml"
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source_hash: "5da8e78913b299d1f14ee076bf54a56f0cf221209967c8ec7a955a8b01f16247"
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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 4202 (89R) — Relating to proof of identity of a person making an acknowledgment of a written instrument.
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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/HB04202I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04202E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04202H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04202S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04202F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **129–0** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **139–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Cain — primary (person)
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- Garcia, Josey — primary (person)
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- Hayes — primary (person)
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- Schofield — primary (person)
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- Swanson — primary (person)
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- Zaffirini — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2025-03-10** Filed `filing`
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- **2025-03-31** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-03-31** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
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- **2025-04-23** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-04-23** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2025-04-23** Left pending in committee
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- **2025-04-28** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2025-04-28** 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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- **2025-05-05** Committee report distributed
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- **2025-05-05** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2025-05-06** Considered in Calendars
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- **2025-05-08** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2025-05-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-09** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2025-05-09** Record vote
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- **2025-05-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2025-05-10** Passed `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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- **2025-05-10** Reported engrossed
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- **2025-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2025-05-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2025-05-12** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-23** Rereferred to committee
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- **2025-05-23** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2025-05-25** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2025-05-25** Considered in public hearing
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- **2025-05-25** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2025-05-25** Vote taken in committee
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- **2025-05-25** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2025-05-25** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2025-05-25** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2025-05-28** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2025-05-28** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
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- **2025-05-28** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2025-05-28** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2025-05-28** Three day rule suspended
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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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- **2025-05-29** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2025-05-30** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2025-05-30** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2025-05-31** 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 immediately `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/076ee142-9bd6-4916-93e5-6a7e2f6c8073`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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