---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a sexual harassment complaint filed with the Texas Workforce Commission."
description: "Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a sexual harassment complaint filed with the Texas Workforce Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 21"
citation: "Texas HB 21 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor--General (I0500)", "Labor--Management Relations (I0465)", "SEXUAL HARASSMENT (S4376)", "STATUTES OF LIMITATIONS (S0065)", "WORKFORCE COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0470)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Button", "Hunter", "Minjarez", "Neave", "Swanson", "Zaffirini"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-11-09"
last_action: "2021-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f8f57d95-d356-4cd0-ab9d-f98be59d4f1a"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 21.xml"
source_hash: "098ad5b852300855311a78ba807df0d6353aeebdca8efeff9b74aea2e16f0db1"
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 21 (87) — Relating to the statute of limitations applicable to a sexual harassment complaint filed with the Texas Workforce Commission.

## 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/HB00021I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00021E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00021H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00021S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00021F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **130–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Button — primary (person)
- Hunter — primary (person)
- Minjarez — primary (person)
- Neave — primary (person)
- Swanson — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — primary (person)
- Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Fierro — cosponsor (person)
- Moody — cosponsor (person)
- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
- Powell — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Thierry — cosponsor (person)
- Zwiener — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-09** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-25** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to International Relations & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-10** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-10** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-17** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-22** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-03-22** Committee report distributed
- **2021-03-23** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-15** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-27** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-29** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-30** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-30** Record vote
- **2021-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-30** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-12** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-20** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-22** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-22** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-22** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-22** Record vote
- **2021-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-22** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-23** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-25** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-09** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-09** 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/f8f57d95-d356-4cd0-ab9d-f98be59d4f1a`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).