---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to next generation 9-1-1 service and the establishment of a next generation 9-1-1 service fund."
description: "Relating to next generation 9-1-1 service and the establishment of a next generation 9-1-1 service fund."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 2911"
citation: "Texas HB 2911 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["9-1-1 EMERGENCY TELEPHONE NUMBER (S2124)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "EMERGENCY COMMUNICATIONS", "COMMISSION ON STATE (V0617)", "Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State (I0362)", "Health--Emergency Services & Personnel (I0384)", "Utilities--Telecommunications (I0828)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hancock", "Stephenson", "White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 59
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-05"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ec64ca5-f611-4aaf-bcc1-8fd23e47435f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02900_HB02999/HB 2911.xml"
source_hash: "62c3ab08101deb3ea710674f8f27946890a032e8cda0f992e3c1f22b62d082eb"
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 2911 (87) — Relating to next generation 9-1-1 service and the establishment of a next generation 9-1-1 service fund.

## 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/HB02911I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02911E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02911H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02911S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02911F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **103–40** (pass) · lower
- other — **117–30** (fail) · upper
- passage — **117–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hancock — primary (person)
- Stephenson — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-05** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-01** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-01** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-23** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-23** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-23** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-29** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-29** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-04** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-06** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-07** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-05-07** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **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`
- **2021-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-13** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-05-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-18** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-18** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-25** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-25** 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`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16** 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/1ec64ca5-f611-4aaf-bcc1-8fd23e47435f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).