---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the issuance of a qualified domestic relations order for the payment of spousal maintenance and child support obligations."
description: "Relating to the issuance of a qualified domestic relations order for the payment of spousal maintenance and child support obligations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 867"
citation: "Texas HB 867 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY'S FEES (S0202)", "Courts--Civil Procedure (I0135)", "DIVORCE (S3940)", "Family--Child Support (I0352)", "Family--Marriage Relationship (I0350)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hughes", "Thompson, Senfronia"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-12-17"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1d46a290-af78-4747-bc07-78149ea36fa7"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00800_HB00899/HB 867.xml"
source_hash: "2e52d71bd0a52107172c5bef38c785511bb6dd33759744ab4de53ef8a8c6e4d6"
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 867 (87) — Relating to the issuance of a qualified domestic relations order for the payment of spousal maintenance and child support obligations.

## 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/HB00867I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00867E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00867H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00867S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00867F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hughes — primary (person)
- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
- Vo — cosponsor (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-17** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-01** Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-08** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-08** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-15** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-16** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-03-17** Committee report distributed
- **2021-03-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-03-22** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-03-24** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-03-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-03-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-24** Point of order sustained (amendment)
- **2021-03-24** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-03-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Record vote
- **2021-03-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-25** Reported engrossed
- **2021-03-25** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-04-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-08** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-29** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-29** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-03** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-04** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-05** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-06** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-06** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-06** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-06** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-06** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-06** Record vote
- **2021-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-06** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-06** Record vote
- **2021-05-06** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-06** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-07** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-10** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-19** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** 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/1d46a290-af78-4747-bc07-78149ea36fa7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).