---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the taking of a blood specimen on arrest for certain intoxication offenses."
description: "Relating to the taking of a blood specimen on arrest for certain intoxication offenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 558"
citation: "Texas HB 558 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BLOOD & MEDICAL TESTS (S0470)", "Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING (S0010)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "PEACE OFFICERS (S0007)", "Vehicles & Traffic--DWI & DUID (I0863)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hall", "Meza", "White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 65
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2020-11-13"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f8d160a-56dd-4b4e-b26d-f1fe52718f48"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00500_HB00599/HB 558.xml"
source_hash: "fb63a7999c44508f07287ddbe16b2a62bf604eb17b09d655c9953d48a44e1f9f"
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 558 (87) — Relating to the taking of a blood specimen on arrest for certain intoxication offenses.

## 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/HB00558I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00558E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00558H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00558S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00558F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **27–4** (pass) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **27–4** (pass) · upper
- passage — **92–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hall — primary (person)
- Meza — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- Beckley — cosponsor (person)
- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-13** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-01** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **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
- **2021-04-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-21** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-26** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-26** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-10** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-12** 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** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-16** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-17** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-17** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-05-21** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **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
- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **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** Vote reconsidered
- **2021-05-27** Vote reconsidered
- **2021-05-27** Vote reconsidered
- **2021-05-27** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-27** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **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/6f8d160a-56dd-4b4e-b26d-f1fe52718f48`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).