---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for certain offenses arising out of the same criminal episode."
description: "Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for certain offenses arising out of the same criminal episode."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1403"
citation: "Texas HB 1403 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment (I0205)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen", "Huffman", "Johnson, Ann", "Metcalf"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-27"
last_action: "2021-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/443c5be9-ac44-48c4-a553-3e72e23b1ae2"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01400_HB01499/HB 1403.xml"
source_hash: "9b8861b6ca188afda97373ff60d91a8c2cc7d09aa937597242338c6a6b6616ca"
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 1403 (87) — Relating to the imposition of consecutive sentences for certain offenses arising out of the same criminal episode.

## 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/HB01403I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01403E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01403H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01403S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01403F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **141–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bonnen — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Johnson, Ann — primary (person)
- Metcalf — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-27** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-05** Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-15** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-15** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-22** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-05** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-15** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-19** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-19** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-20** Record vote
- **2021-04-20** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-20** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-20** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-03** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-13** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-13** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-13** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-19** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-19** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-20** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-23** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-04** 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/443c5be9-ac44-48c4-a553-3e72e23b1ae2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).