---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the redesignation and authority of the Harris County Board of Protective Services for Children and Adults."
description: "Relating to the redesignation and authority of the Harris County Board of Protective Services for Children and Adults."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 2091"
citation: "Texas HB 2091 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Aging (I0015)", "Disabilities", "Persons with (I0380)", "Family--Child Protection (I0351)", "GUARDIANS & WARDS (S0301)", "HARRIS COUNTY (G0330)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Taylor", "Walle"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df39925b-9014-480a-b769-ed57a9d28f95"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02000_HB02099/HB 2091.xml"
source_hash: "5aae278589e9734310fb908f70897db434ebde314bdf4b3f8fff0d0d43ce6780"
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 2091 (87) — Relating to the redesignation and authority of the Harris County Board of Protective Services for Children and Adults.

## 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/HB02091I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02091E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02091H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02091S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02091F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Taylor — primary (person)
- Walle — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Referred to County Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-04-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-08** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-08** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-08** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-13** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-13** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-13** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-16** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-19** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-19** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-27** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-04-30** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-30** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-30** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-30** Record vote
- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-30** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-10** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-19** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-19** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-22** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **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
- **2021-05-24** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-25** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-26** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/df39925b-9014-480a-b769-ed57a9d28f95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).