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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect of certain rights in an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services."
+description: "Relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect of certain rights in an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 135"
+citation: "Texas HB 135 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE (S4256)", "Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "Family--Child Protection (I0351)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Canales", "Miles", "Minjarez", "Sherman, Sr."]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 58
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2020-11-09"
+last_action: "2021-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1573d0f-7400-413c-ab84-f2d3f6d3d526"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00100_HB00199/HB 135.xml"
+source_hash: "395276a9219cbe500c8db3bac00ccb2c50db5ad1e6b0073ad2edc984f898c72c"
+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 135 (87) — Relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect of certain rights in an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services.
+
+## 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/HB00135I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00135E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00135H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00135S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00135F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **144–0** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **24–7** (pass) · upper
+- other — **144–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Canales — primary (person)
+- Miles — primary (person)
+- Minjarez — primary (person)
+- Sherman, Sr. — primary (person)
+- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-11-09** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-02-25** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-02-25** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-09** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-09** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-09** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-23** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-23** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-23** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-26** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-03-29** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-03-29** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-06** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-08** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-08** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-09** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-09** Record vote
+- **2021-04-09** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-12** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-04-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-13** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-05** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-05** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-05** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-05** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-13** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-13** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-17** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-17** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-20** Record vote
+- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-20** Record vote
+- **2021-05-20** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-20** Record vote
+- **2021-05-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-20** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-20** Record vote
+- **2021-05-20** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-21** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-21** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-16** 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/a1573d0f-7400-413c-ab84-f2d3f6d3d526`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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