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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the reinstatement of the parent-child relationship with respect to a person whose parental rights have been involuntarily terminated and to certain requirements in relation to the termination of the parent-child relationship or placement of a child in substitute care."
+description: "Relating to the reinstatement of the parent-child relationship with respect to a person whose parental rights have been involuntarily terminated and to certain requirements in relation to the termination of the parent-child relationship or placement of a child in substitute care."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 2926"
+citation: "Texas HB 2926 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "Family--Child Protection (I0351)", "Family--Parent & Child (I0355)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Buckingham", "Krause", "Minjarez", "Parker", "Talarico"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 53
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2021-03-05"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7846b1bc-602a-4dad-a090-1c201b744671"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02900_HB02999/HB 2926.xml"
+source_hash: "280af141615752d315fcb74df3c657ed667aa1ec9fcba3077aefc5b870930efb"
+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 2926 (87) — Relating to the reinstatement of the parent-child relationship with respect to a person whose parental rights have been involuntarily terminated and to certain requirements in relation to the termination of the parent-child relationship or placement of a child in substitute care.
+
+## 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/HB02926I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02926E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02926H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02926S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02926F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **144–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Buckingham — primary (person)
+- Krause — primary (person)
+- Minjarez — primary (person)
+- Parker — primary (person)
+- Talarico — primary (person)
+- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
+- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
+- Frank — cosponsor (person)
+- Huberty — cosponsor (person)
+- Israel — cosponsor (person)
+- Lopez — cosponsor (person)
+- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
+- Price — cosponsor (person)
+- Sanford — cosponsor (person)
+- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
+- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
+- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-05** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-18** Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-29** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-29** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-01** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-05** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-03** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-05** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-07** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-10** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-05-10** Record vote
+- **2021-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-11** Passed as amended `passage`
+- **2021-05-11** Record vote
+- **2021-05-11** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-13** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-17** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-17** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-18** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-20** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-20** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-21** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-21** Record vote
+- **2021-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-21** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-21** 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`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** 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/7846b1bc-602a-4dad-a090-1c201b744671`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+