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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to a study on streamlining public safety net programs to reduce costs and improve outcomes for recipients under the programs."
+description: "Relating to a study on streamlining public safety net programs to reduce costs and improve outcomes for recipients under the programs."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 1138"
+citation: "Texas SB 1138 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Human Services--Direct Assistance (I0900)", "Human Services--Food Programs (I0910)", "Human Services--General (I0920)", "Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905)", "LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD (V0161)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Frank", "Hughes", "Meza", "Noble", "Shaheen", "Swanson"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 79
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-03-08"
+last_action: "2021-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d440345-944d-4343-a6c7-5d3bd2affd4d"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01100_SB01199/SB 1138.xml"
+source_hash: "343b2c137a06b34da26af4d6fba0536b96530d367c1ff22dcbd2e2ad961a9b9e"
+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 SB 1138 (87) — Relating to a study on streamlining public safety net programs to reduce costs and improve outcomes for recipients under the programs.
+
+## 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/SB01138I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01138E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01138H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01138S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01138F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **89–57** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **83–62** (pass) · lower
+- other — **85–53** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Frank — primary (person)
+- Hughes — primary (person)
+- Meza — primary (person)
+- Noble — primary (person)
+- Shaheen — primary (person)
+- Swanson — primary (person)
+- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-08** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-03-08** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-18** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-04-14** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-14** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-04-14** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-04-15** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-20** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-04-20** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-04-26** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-04-27** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-04-27** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-04-27** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-27** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-27** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-04-27** Record vote
+- **2021-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-27** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-27** Record vote
+- **2021-04-27** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-28** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-30** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-30** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-04** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-05-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-07** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-08** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-12** Laid out in lieu of companion
+- **2021-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-12** Point of order withdrawn
+- **2021-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-12** Postponed
+- **2021-05-12** Laid out as postponed business
+- **2021-05-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-12** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
+- **2021-05-12** Postponed
+- **2021-05-12** Laid out as postponed business
+- **2021-05-12** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-12** Record vote
+- **2021-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-12** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-12** Record vote
+- **2021-05-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-13** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-13** Record vote
+- **2021-05-18** House passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-25** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-25** Read
+- **2021-05-25** Senate refuses to concur
+- **2021-05-25** Senate requests conference committee
+- **2021-05-25** Senate appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-25** Senate refuses to concur-reported
+- **2021-05-25** Senate requests conference committee-reported
+- **2021-05-25** Senate appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-27** House grants request for conference committee
+- **2021-05-27** House appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-27** House grants request for conf comm-reported
+- **2021-05-27** House appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-28** Conference committee report filed
+- **2021-05-28** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
+- **2021-05-29** House adopts conference committee report
+- **2021-05-29** Record vote
+- **2021-05-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-29** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conference committee report
+- **2021-05-30** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
+- **2021-05-31** 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`
+- **2021-06-16** 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/8d440345-944d-4343-a6c7-5d3bd2affd4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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