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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for certain offenses arising out of the same criminal episode."
+description: "Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for certain offenses arising out of the same criminal episode."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 1403"
+citation: "Texas HB 1403 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment (I0205)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen", "Huffman", "Johnson, Ann", "Metcalf"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 46
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-01-27"
+last_action: "2021-06-04"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/443c5be9-ac44-48c4-a553-3e72e23b1ae2"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01400_HB01499/HB 1403.xml"
+source_hash: "9b8861b6ca188afda97373ff60d91a8c2cc7d09aa937597242338c6a6b6616ca"
+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 1403 (87) — Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for certain offenses arising out of the same criminal episode.
+
+## 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/HB01403I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01403E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01403H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01403S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01403F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **141–3** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bonnen — primary (person)
+- Huffman — primary (person)
+- Johnson, Ann — primary (person)
+- Metcalf — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-27** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-05** Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-15** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-15** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-15** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-22** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-22** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-05** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-15** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-19** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-19** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-20** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-20** Record vote
+- **2021-04-20** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-20** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-20** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-03** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-12** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-13** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-13** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-13** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-19** Laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-19** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-19** Record vote
+- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-19** Record vote
+- **2021-05-19** Senate passage reported
+- **2021-05-20** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-23** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-24** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-04** 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/443c5be9-ac44-48c4-a553-3e72e23b1ae2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+