---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons in certain intoxication offenses."
description: "Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons in certain intoxication offenses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1047"
citation: "Texas SB 1047 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BLOOD & MEDICAL TESTS (S0470)", "Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "DRUG & ALCOHOL TESTING (S0010)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "SEARCH WARRANTS (S8366)", "Vehicles & Traffic--DWI & DUID (I0863)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seliger", "Smithee"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-04"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7c634a92-3b52-4158-9031-dec5c64c1d2d"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01000_SB01099/SB 1047.xml"
source_hash: "98761fcafb833b1793792edd0e928370ac837782c947fdccef2003ab90a3e3c5"
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 SB 1047 (87) — Relating to the execution of a search warrant for taking a blood specimen from certain persons in 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/SB01047I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01047E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01047H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01047S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01047F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Seliger — primary (person)
- Smithee — primary (person)
- Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-04** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-04** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-16** Co-author authorized
- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-12** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-12** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-13** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-13** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-19** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-19** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-19** Record vote
- **2021-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-19** Record vote
- **2021-04-19** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-03** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-05-03** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-07** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-07** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-10** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-10** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-11** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-23** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-25** Passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read
- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-14** 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/7c634a92-3b52-4158-9031-dec5c64c1d2d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).