---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a study on streamlining public safety net programs to reduce costs and improve outcomes for recipients under the programs."
description: "Relating to a study on streamlining public safety net programs to reduce costs and improve outcomes for recipients under the programs."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1138"
citation: "Texas SB 1138 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Human Services--Direct Assistance (I0900)", "Human Services--Food Programs (I0910)", "Human Services--General (I0920)", "Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905)", "LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD (V0161)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank", "Hughes", "Meza", "Noble", "Shaheen", "Swanson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 79
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-08"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d440345-944d-4343-a6c7-5d3bd2affd4d"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01100_SB01199/SB 1138.xml"
source_hash: "343b2c137a06b34da26af4d6fba0536b96530d367c1ff22dcbd2e2ad961a9b9e"
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 1138 (87) — Relating to a study on streamlining public safety net programs to reduce costs and improve outcomes for recipients under the programs.

## 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/SB01138I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01138E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01138H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01138S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01138F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **89–57** (pass) · lower
- passage — **83–62** (pass) · lower
- other — **85–53** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Frank — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)
- Meza — primary (person)
- Noble — primary (person)
- Shaheen — primary (person)
- Swanson — primary (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-08** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-08** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-14** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-14** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-14** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-20** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-26** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-27** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-27** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-27** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-27** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-27** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-27** Record vote
- **2021-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Record vote
- **2021-04-27** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-28** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-30** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-30** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-07** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-08** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-12** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2021-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Point of order withdrawn
- **2021-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Postponed
- **2021-05-12** Laid out as postponed business
- **2021-05-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-12** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2021-05-12** Postponed
- **2021-05-12** Laid out as postponed business
- **2021-05-12** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-12** Record vote
- **2021-05-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-12** Record vote
- **2021-05-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-13** Record vote
- **2021-05-18** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-25** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-25** Read
- **2021-05-25** Senate refuses to concur
- **2021-05-25** Senate requests conference committee
- **2021-05-25** Senate appoints conferees
- **2021-05-25** Senate refuses to concur-reported
- **2021-05-25** Senate requests conference committee-reported
- **2021-05-25** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-27** House grants request for conference committee
- **2021-05-27** House appoints conferees
- **2021-05-27** House grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2021-05-27** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-28** Conference committee report filed
- **2021-05-28** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2021-05-29** House adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-29** Record vote
- **2021-05-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-29** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-30** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-05-31** 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/8d440345-944d-4343-a6c7-5d3bd2affd4d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).