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FTP File Availability
The following documents are provided through anonymous FTP. For downloading
purposes, FTP is supported by the Windows "ftp" command, Windows File Explorer,
Safari, and various third-party products (e.g., WinSCP, Cyberduck). To access the files,
enter the address ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us.
Explanation of FTP File Structure
Bills Folder (documents)
Directory structure: /bills/<legislative session>/<document
type>/<text format>/<bill type>/<grouping of 100 bills>
Folder | Description |
<legislative session>
|
81r (2009), 80r (2007), etc.
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<document type>
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Bill text, bill analyses, fiscal notes, bill witness lists
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<text format>*
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DOC (Microsoft Word), PDF (Adobe PDF), HTML |
<bill type>
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house_bills, house_concurrent_resolutions, house_joint_resolutions,
house_resolutions, senate_bills, senate_concurrent_resolutions,
senate_joint_resolutions, senate_resolutions
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<grouping of 100 bills> |
Folder content is divided into groupings of 100 bills to allow directory
browsing to be more usable. |
*Some documents may not be available in all formats.
The naming convention for individual documents is: <bill chamber><bill
type><bill suffix><bill version>
File Name | Description |
<bill chamber>
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H=House, S=Senate
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<bill type>
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B=Bill, J=Joint Resolution, R=Resolution, C=Concurrent Resolution
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<bill suffix>
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5-digit number |
<bill version> |
I=Introduced, S=Senate Committee Report, H=House Committee Report, E=Engrossed,
F=Enrolled |
Bills Folder (bill history XML data)
Directory structure: /bills/<legislative session>/billhistory/<bill type>/<grouping of 100 bills>
Folder | Description |
<legislative session>
|
81r (2009)
|
<bill type>
|
house_bills, house_concurrent_resolutions, house_joint_resolutions,
house_resolutions, senate_bills, senate_concurrent_resolutions,
senate_joint_resolutions, senate_resolutions
|
<grouping of 100 bills> |
Folder content is divided into groupings of 100 bills to allow directory
browsing to be more usable. A file named history.xml located under
the billhistory folder identifies when individual bill files have been updated. |
Bills Folder (reports)
Directory structure: /bills/<legislative session>/reports/<report
type>/<filename>
Folder | Description |
<legislative session>
|
81r (2009), 80r (2007), etc.
|
<report type>
|
Author, coauthor, sponsor, cosponsor, committee
|
<filename>
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An HTML page exists for each author, coauthor, sponsor, cosponsor, and
committee. The index.htm page is the table of contents for each report
type.
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The following summary reports are available for each legislative session:
Filename | Description |
housefiled.htm
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Bills filed by the House.
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senatefiled.htm
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Bills filed by the Senate.
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filedwogovsign.htm
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Bills filed without the governor's signature.
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passed.htm
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Bills passed by the House and Senate.
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effectiveimmed.htm
|
Bills effective immediately.
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effective90days.htm
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Bills effective in 90 days.
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effectivesept1.htm
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Bills effective on September 1st.
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effectivejan1.htm
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Bills effective on January 1st.
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signedbygov.htm
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Bills signed by the governor.
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vetoedbygov.htm
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Bills vetoed by the governor.
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legislativestatistics.htm
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Statistiscal comparison of bills introduced, passed, and veteod across all
legislative sessions.
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