---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the issuance of Make-A-Wish specialty license plates."
description: "Relating to the issuance of Make-A-Wish specialty license plates."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1863"
citation: "Texas HB 1863 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State (I0362)", "LICENSE PLATES (S9823)", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V0812)", "State Finances--Appropriations (I0746)", "Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration (I0845)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bucy", "Cole", "Kacal", "Lopez", "Menéndez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-11"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/83e51941-f95d-492b-a02d-52b2bee0fcc4"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01800_HB01899/HB 1863.xml"
source_hash: "2a25c8a8a121df3642e74f5dec93e8e0275880aba85c10e9b9285e6d09482015"
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 1863 (87) — Relating to the issuance of Make-A-Wish specialty license plates.

## 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/HB01863I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01863E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01863H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01863S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01863F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **147–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bucy — primary (person)
- Cole — primary (person)
- Kacal — primary (person)
- Lopez — primary (person)
- Menéndez — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-11** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-13** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-13** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-23** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-24** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-26** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-04** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-08** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-08** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-05-08** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-08** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-08** Record vote
- **2021-05-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-08** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-08** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-10** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-10** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-19** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-20** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-26** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15** 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/83e51941-f95d-492b-a02d-52b2bee0fcc4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).