---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system."
description: "Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "SB 1082"
citation: "Texas SB 1082 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GULF OF MEXICO (G4223)", "Coastal Affairs & Beaches (I0067)", "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)", "SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deshotel", "Taylor"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 50
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-25"
last_action: "2019-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e51d6b47-ad3d-4de7-9f23-00dcbadc40b4"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01000_SB01099/SB 1082.xml"
source_hash: "0aed794e42da750890424342ac79f765846c26c1cdb45b323abb0657a99c9ba2"
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 1082 (86) — Relating to the feasibility of creating and maintaining a coastal barrier system.

## 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/SB01082I.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Deshotel — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-25** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2019-02-25** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-07** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-03-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-03-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-03-26** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-03-27** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2019-04-01** Co-author authorized
- **2019-04-01** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-04-01** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-04-01** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-01** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-01** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-04-01** Record vote
- **2019-04-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-01** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-01** Record vote
- **2019-04-01** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-02** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-03** Referred to House Administration `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-05-08** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-08** Vote reconsidered in committee
- **2019-05-08** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-05-13** Committee report distributed
- **2019-05-14** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2019-05-14** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2019-05-17** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2019-05-17** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-17** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-17** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-17** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-17** Record vote
- **2019-05-17** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-19** House passage reported
- **2019-05-19** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-20** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-21** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-04** Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e51d6b47-ad3d-4de7-9f23-00dcbadc40b4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).