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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to required posting of information regarding the office of the state long-term care ombudsman on certain long-term care facilities' Internet websites."
+description: "Relating to required posting of information regarding the office of the state long-term care ombudsman on certain long-term care facilities' Internet websites."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 3961"
+citation: "Texas HB 3961 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "INTERNET (S0130)", "LONG-TERM CARE (S0417)", "Nursing Homes (I0539)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Keith", "Frank", "Perry", "Spiller"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 59
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-03-11"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7a732643-d910-4890-bb3a-23294c5deae5"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03900_HB03999/HB 3961.xml"
+source_hash: "ec696830ca289644451ffb1790c422b8ff5eb83fe2081b3e9a62efccf2fa5056"
+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 3961 (87) — Relating to required posting of information regarding the office of the state long-term care ombudsman on certain long-term care facilities' Internet websites.
+
+## 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/HB03961I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03961E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03961H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03961S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03961F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **141–1** (pass) · lower
+- other — **146–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
+- Frank — primary (person)
+- Perry — primary (person)
+- Spiller — primary (person)
+- Burns — cosponsor (person)
+- Minjarez — cosponsor (person)
+- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-29** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-06** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-06** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-06** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-06** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-13** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-13** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-16** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-16** Vote reconsidered in committee
+- **2021-04-16** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-16** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-19** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-19** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-20** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-23** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-27** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-27** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-28** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-28** Record vote
+- **2021-04-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-28** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-28** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-04** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-12** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-12** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-12** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-14** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-17** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-19** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **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
+- **2021-05-20** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-20** 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
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** Effective on 1/1/22 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/7a732643-d910-4890-bb3a-23294c5deae5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+