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Texas bill status

Bill Status Hotline

877-824-7038 (in Texas only, toll-free)
512-463-2182 (outside of Texas)

Hotline hours and availability

Session:
Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m., or until the Legislature adjourns for the day.

January 11, 2011 – May 30, 2011 for the 82nd Regular Legislative Session

Interim:
Telephone lines are closed.

Information available from the hotline

The hotline gives the public access to up-to-the-minute information including:

• Current status of Texas legislation
• Legislative processes in Texas
• Contact information for legislative members and other elected officials
• Guidelines on how to obtain a copy of a bill
• Addresses for legislative and governmental websites and toll-free telephone numbers

Hotline staff cannot, however, interpret a piece of legislation, transfer a call to a member's office, read the text of a bill to a caller (beyond the caption), or provide information on previous sessions.

The hotline is available during the regular legislative session. Regular legislative sessions begin on the second Tuesday of January in each odd-numbered year and last through the end of the session, 140 calendar days later.