---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to an educational and vocational training pilot program for certain state jail felony defendants and certain inmates released on parole; changing parole eligibility."
description: "Relating to an educational and vocational training pilot program for certain state jail felony defendants and certain inmates released on parole; changing parole eligibility."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 2352"
citation: "Texas HB 2352 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURT ADMINISTRATION", "OFFICE OF (V8690)", "CRIMINAL JUSTICE", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8788)", "Corrections--Jails & Prisons (I0092)", "Corrections--Parole", "Probation & Pardons (I0093)", "PARDONS & PAROLES", "BOARD OF (V6037)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guillen", "Huffman", "Johnson, Jarvis", "Moody", "Parker", "White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c3c8afd3-7233-4917-8295-9ace3d1bb99c"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02300_HB02399/HB 2352.xml"
source_hash: "3be201e85d52d2ad0cf8e5d65308cff330630aebef17a266f8d22bb2d585a061"
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 2352 (87) — Relating to an educational and vocational training pilot program for certain state jail felony defendants and certain inmates released on parole; changing parole eligibility.

## 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/HB02352I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02352E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02352H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02352S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02352F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **142–1** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **144–3** (fail) · upper
- passage — **144–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Guillen — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Johnson, Jarvis — primary (person)
- Moody — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- Minjarez — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Referred to Corrections `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-07** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-07** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-07** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-15** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-15** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-15** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-23** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-24** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-26** 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** 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`
- **2021-05-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-18** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-24** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-24** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-24** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **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
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-18** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
- **2021-06-18** 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/c3c8afd3-7233-4917-8295-9ace3d1bb99c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).