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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program."
+description: "Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 224"
+citation: "Texas SB 224 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Aging (I0015)", "Disabilities", "Persons with (I0380)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Human Services--Food Programs (I0910)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Meza", "Morales, Eddie", "Ortega", "Perry", "Walle", "West"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 54
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2020-12-02"
+last_action: "2021-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b15babb3-84a8-49d4-9ece-33b1f4c84722"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00200_SB00299/SB 224.xml"
+source_hash: "0a3f9b839084e0217f2dfb29b71ecd8cd20307f5c796630b6b2bbcb31f0457dc"
+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 224 (87) — Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.
+
+## 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/SB00224I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00224E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00224H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00224S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00224F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **117–28** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Meza — primary (person)
+- Morales, Eddie — primary (person)
+- Ortega — primary (person)
+- Perry — primary (person)
+- Walle — primary (person)
+- West — primary (person)
+- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
+- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
+- Lucio — cosponsor (person)
+- Menéndez — cosponsor (person)
+- Miles — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-12-02** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2020-12-02** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-02** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-03** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-03-17** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-17** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-03-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-22** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-03-24** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-04-07** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-04-07** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-04-08** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-04-08** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-04-08** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-08** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-04-08** Record vote
+- **2021-04-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-08** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-08** Record vote
+- **2021-04-08** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-09** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-13** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-05-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-18** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-19** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-19** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-21** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-24** Postponed
+- **2021-05-24** Laid out as postponed business
+- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-24** Passed as amended `passage`
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-27** Read
+- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-27** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-29** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-29** 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/b15babb3-84a8-49d4-9ece-33b1f4c84722`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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