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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to persons permitted to be in a polling place or a place where ballots are being counted."
+description: "Relating to persons permitted to be in a polling place or a place where ballots are being counted."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 1128"
+citation: "Texas HB 1128 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Elections--Administration (I0277)", "Elections--Election Officers (I0305)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Harris", "Jetton", "Kolkhorst", "Lozano"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 56
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-01-14"
+last_action: "2021-06-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b12ce1e-50b1-4e2e-bce3-174061b91b8f"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01100_HB01199/HB 1128.xml"
+source_hash: "7d93daa9ed4ee1f81bc0460247e8d2fd05ce45e8a9b6f72b54a29bde36b70eb5"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 1128 (87) — Relating to persons permitted to be in a polling place or a place where ballots are being counted.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01128I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01128E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01128H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01128S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01128F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **98–45** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Harris — primary (person)
+- Jetton — primary (person)
+- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
+- Lozano — primary (person)
+- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-14** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-04** Referred to Elections `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-11** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-11** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-15** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-03-16** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-03-16** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-03-18** Recommitted to committee
+- **2021-04-01** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-14** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-14** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-30** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-04** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-04** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-04** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-05-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-05** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-05** Record vote
+- **2021-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-05** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-05** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-10** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-13** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-13** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-13** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-17** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-19** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
+- **2021-05-20** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-21** Record vote
+- **2021-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-21** Record vote
+- **2021-05-22** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-22** Record vote
+- **2021-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-22** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-22** Record vote
+- **2021-05-23** Senate passage reported
+- **2021-05-23** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-24** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-25** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-09** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-09** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/5b12ce1e-50b1-4e2e-bce3-174061b91b8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+