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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies."
+description: "Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 23"
+citation: "Texas SB 23 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION", "GOVERNOR'S OFFICE (V0963)", "City Government--Employees/Officers (I0061)", "City Government--Finance (I0062)", "County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095)", "County Government--Finance (I0097)", "Elections--General (I0310)", "Fire Fighters & Police--General (I0370)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Harless", "Huffman", "Oliverson"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 137
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-03-11"
+last_action: "2021-06-01"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6804500d-1e80-4896-a775-3bd65e768c07"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 23.xml"
+source_hash: "5d910ab6a52ac590f12f9da31165f8e70ae822626b7a93922bafc9f54209d789"
+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 23 (87) — Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies.
+
+## 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/SB00023I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00023E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00023H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00023S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00023F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **112–26** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **86–59** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **86–57** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Harless — primary (person)
+- Huffman — primary (person)
+- Oliverson — primary (person)
+- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
+- Cain — cosponsor (person)
+- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
+- Huberty — cosponsor (person)
+- Hull — cosponsor (person)
+- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
+- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
+- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul — cosponsor (person)
+- Schofield — cosponsor (person)
+- Springer — cosponsor (person)
+- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-11** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-03-23** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-23** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-03-25** Vote reconsidered in committee
+- **2021-03-25** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-29** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-04-01** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-07** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-07** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-04-08** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-04-13** Co-author authorized
+- **2021-04-13** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-04-13** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-13** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-13** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-13** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-04-13** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-13** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-04-13** Record vote
+- **2021-04-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-13** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-13** Record vote
+- **2021-04-13** Statement(s) submitted
+- **2021-04-13** Remarks ordered printed
+- **2021-04-13** Remarks ordered printed
+- **2021-04-13** Remarks ordered printed
+- **2021-04-13** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-14** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-16** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-03** Posting rule suspended
+- **2021-05-06** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-06** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-05-06** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-05-06** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-10** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-05-10** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-17** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-18** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-22** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-23** Postponed
+- **2021-05-24** Laid out as postponed business
+- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-25** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** Point of order withdrawn
+- **2021-05-25** Passed as amended `passage`
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** House passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-27** Read
+- **2021-05-27** Senate refuses to concur
+- **2021-05-27** Senate requests conference committee
+- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-27** Senate refuses to concur-reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate requests conference committee-reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-28** House grants request for conference committee
+- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-28** House grants request for conf comm-reported
+- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-29** Conference committee report filed
+- **2021-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
+- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conference committee report
+- **2021-05-30** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
+- **2021-05-30** House adopts conference committee report
+- **2021-05-30** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-30** House 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`
+- **2021-06-01** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-01** 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/6804500d-1e80-4896-a775-3bd65e768c07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+