---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the definition of first responder."
description: "Relating to the definition of first responder."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 1090"
citation: "Texas HB 1090 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)", "Mental Health & Substance Abuse (I0019)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Cecil", "Bell, Keith", "Kolkhorst", "Lambert"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-25"
last_action: "2019-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e7e4cb59-ac29-4632-9355-f9f0af735124"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01000_HB01099/HB 1090.xml"
source_hash: "5d239497368bd9ef8a026c350f3bc469e6e1bf31276184559128db76b8df5b34"
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 1090 (86) — Relating to the definition of first responder.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB01090I.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Bell, Cecil — primary (person)
- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Lambert — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-25** Filed `filing`
- **2019-02-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-26** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-17** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-04-17** Left pending in committee
- **2019-04-25** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-04-25** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-25** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-04-28** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-29** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2019-05-07** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2019-05-10** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2019-05-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-10** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-05-10** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-10** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-10** Record vote
- **2019-05-10** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-10** Reported engrossed
- **2019-05-13** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-05-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-05-14** Referred to Water & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15** Posting rule suspended
- **2019-05-16** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-22** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-22** Laid before the Senate
- **2019-05-22** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-23** Senate passage reported
- **2019-05-23** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-24** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-10** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e7e4cb59-ac29-4632-9355-f9f0af735124`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).