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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the provision of health and human services by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission."
+description: "Relating to the provision of health and human services by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 1896"
+citation: "Texas SB 1896 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["AUDITOR", "STATE (V4364)", "COMMUNITY-BASED CARE TRANSITION", "OFFICE OF (VG4RM)", "EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "FOSTER CARE (S0064)", "Family--Child Protection (I0351)", "Governor (I0375)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Human Services--Child Services (I0895)", "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)", "Legislature (I0520)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Frank", "Kolkhorst", "Minjarez"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 57
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-03-12"
+last_action: "2021-06-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1bc8679-35c5-43ed-a7a8-db55112a3389"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01800_SB01899/SB 1896.xml"
+source_hash: "fa03bc117cd56420d4e21e25656e9908f21449438efe29243d5b451e7895a23d"
+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 1896 (87) — Relating to the provision of health and human services by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission.
+
+## 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/SB01896I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01896E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01896H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01896S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01896F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Frank — primary (person)
+- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
+- Minjarez — primary (person)
+- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
+- Menéndez — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-26** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-07** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-04-07** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-04-15** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-21** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-04-26** Placed on intent calendar
+- **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`
+- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-05-11** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-18** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-05-18** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-19** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-19** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-20** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-23** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-23** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-23** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-28** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-28** Read
+- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-14** Effective immediately `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1bc8679-35c5-43ed-a7a8-db55112a3389`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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