---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the liability of a landlord for damages resulting from the execution of a writ of possession in an eviction suit."
description: "Relating to the liability of a landlord for damages resulting from the execution of a writ of possession in an eviction suit."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 900"
citation: "Texas HB 900 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "Property Interests--Landlord & Tenant (I0610)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Huberty", "Springer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 74
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-12-22"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/68e5fa3a-a48f-44b0-80a6-f0ded49b6524"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00900_HB00999/HB 900.xml"
source_hash: "c49eb53b5154e4011e89a5adc952968fd1a4b03bb6b289d10ee81d11e4b5b5b6"
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 900 (87) — Relating to the liability of a landlord for damages resulting from the execution of a writ of possession in an eviction suit.

## 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/HB00900I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00900E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00900H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00900S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00900F.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **134–7** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Huberty — primary (person)
- Springer — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-22** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-01** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-17** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-17** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-24** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-24** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-01** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-06** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-13** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-16** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-16** Record vote
- **2021-04-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-16** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-19** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-06** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **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
- **2021-05-20** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **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 as amended reported
- **2021-05-24** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-24** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2021-05-27** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
- **2021-05-27** House requests conference committee
- **2021-05-27** House appoints conferees
- **2021-05-27** House refuses to concur-reported
- **2021-05-27** House requests conference committee-reported
- **2021-05-27** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-27** Senate grants request for conference comm.
- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees
- **2021-05-27** Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-28** Conference committee report filed
- **2021-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2021-05-29** Senate adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-29** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-05-30** House adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-30** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-30** House adopts conf. comm. report-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`
- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15** 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/68e5fa3a-a48f-44b0-80a6-f0ded49b6524`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).