---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the disaster supplemental nutrition assistance program."
description: "Relating to the disaster supplemental nutrition assistance program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "SB 981"
citation: "Texas SB 981 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)", "Human Services--Direct Assistance (I0900)", "Human Services--Food Programs (I0910)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kolkhorst", "Zerwas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-21"
last_action: "2019-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d2a80167-16c1-4910-afc6-58136d0d902d"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 981.xml"
source_hash: "363b57ed569d414d8626277c8c09270dc5da233917ab93cd774640a0bd69583c"
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 981 (86) — Relating to the disaster 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://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/SB00981I.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Zerwas — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-21** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2019-02-21** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-01** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-03-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-19** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-27** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-01** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-04-01** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-04-11** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-04-11** Laid before the Senate
- **2019-04-11** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-11** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-11** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-04-11** Record vote
- **2019-04-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-11** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Record vote
- **2019-04-11** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-11** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-16** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-05-15** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-16** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-05-16** Committee report distributed
- **2019-05-17** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2019-05-20** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2019-05-22** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2019-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-22** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** House passage reported
- **2019-05-23** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-14** Effective immediately

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d2a80167-16c1-4910-afc6-58136d0d902d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).