---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to municipalities that adopt budgets that defund municipal police departments."
description: "Relating to municipalities that adopt budgets that defund municipal police departments."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1900"
citation: "Texas HB 1900 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION", "GOVERNOR'S OFFICE (V0963)", "City Government--Annexation (I0063)", "City Government--Finance (I0062)", "City Government--Utilities (I0068)", "County Government--Finance (I0097)", "Fire Fighters & Police--General (I0370)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)", "Retirement Systems--Municipal (I0729)", "Taxation--Property-Tax Rate (I0794)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen", "Button", "Goldman", "Huffman", "Metcalf", "Raymond"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 112
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afecda20-5287-4a58-993d-25453e79620b"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01900_HB01999/HB 1900.xml"
source_hash: "6c185f5ea9aa885343bf190e4049eef4318dde6e6c6582fde57318585acafa95"
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 1900 (87) — Relating to municipalities that adopt budgets that defund municipal police departments.

## 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/HB01900I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01900E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01900H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01900S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01900F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **23–3** (pass) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **90–49** (pass) · lower
- passage — **23–3** (pass) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **91–55** (pass) · lower
- passage — **88–57** (pass) · lower
- other — **88–57** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bonnen — primary (person)
- Button — primary (person)
- Goldman — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Metcalf — primary (person)
- Raymond — primary (person)
- Allison — cosponsor (person)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Cason — cosponsor (person)
- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrier — cosponsor (person)
- Darby — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Ellzey — cosponsor (person)
- Frank — cosponsor (person)
- Frullo — cosponsor (person)
- Gates — cosponsor (person)
- Geren — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
- Harless — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Holland — cosponsor (person)
- Hull — cosponsor (person)
- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
- Kacal — cosponsor (person)
- King, Ken — cosponsor (person)
- King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
- Klick — cosponsor (person)
- Krause — cosponsor (person)
- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)
- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
- Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Leman — cosponsor (person)
- Longoria — cosponsor (person)
- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Eddie — cosponsor (person)
- Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
- Paddie — cosponsor (person)
- Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Price — cosponsor (person)
- Raney — cosponsor (person)
- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Sanford — cosponsor (person)
- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
- Schofield — cosponsor (person)
- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
- Shine — cosponsor (person)
- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Smithee — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)
- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-25** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-06** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-06** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-06** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-13** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-13** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-27** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Point of order withdrawn
- **2021-04-29** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-29** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-04-29** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-04-29** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-29** Point of order withdrawn
- **2021-04-29** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-04-29** Recommitted to committee
- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-29** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-29** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-03** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-03** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-04** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-06** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2021-05-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-06** Record vote
- **2021-05-06** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-06** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-06** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-06** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-06** Record vote
- **2021-05-06** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-06** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-06** Record vote
- **2021-05-06** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-06** Record vote
- **2021-05-06** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-05-06** Record vote
- **2021-05-06** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-07** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-07** Record vote
- **2021-05-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-07** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-07** Record vote
- **2021-05-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-07** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-07** Record vote
- **2021-05-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-07** Point of order withdrawn
- **2021-05-07** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-07** Record vote
- **2021-05-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-07** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-10** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-10** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-20** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-24** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-26** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-26** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-31** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-01** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** 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/afecda20-5287-4a58-993d-25453e79620b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).