---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to efficiency audits of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and the state temporary assistance and support services program."
description: "Relating to efficiency audits of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and the state temporary assistance and support services program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1516"
citation: "Texas HB 1516 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUDITOR", "STATE (V4364)", "AUDITS & AUDITORS (S4334)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Human Services--Direct Assistance (I0900)", "Human Services--General (I0920)", "LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD (V0161)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank", "Parker", "Sanford", "Springer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-02"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4a5cd88-b66e-43c7-8a03-0f51ae5895be"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1516.xml"
source_hash: "5333b842ca0c9e3e2787c5399ae76bcacc3564ecf1a17d208131130eb7aec2df"
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 1516 (87) — Relating to efficiency audits of the Temporary Assistance for Needy Families program and the state temporary assistance and support services program.

## 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/HB01516I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01516E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01516H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01516S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01516F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **94–50** (pass) · lower
- passage — **20–11** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frank — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Sanford — primary (person)
- Springer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-02** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-16** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-16** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-16** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-06** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-06** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-06** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-14** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-15** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-08** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-11** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Point of order withdrawn
- **2021-05-13** Postponed
- **2021-05-13** Laid out as postponed business
- **2021-05-13** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-14** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-14** Record vote
- **2021-05-14** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-17** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-17** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-21** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-27** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-28** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16** 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/e4a5cd88-b66e-43c7-8a03-0f51ae5895be`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).