---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a limit on the rate of growth of certain appropriations."
description: "Relating to a limit on the rate of growth of certain appropriations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1336"
citation: "Texas SB 1336 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)", "LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD (V0161)", "State Finances--Appropriations (I0746)", "State Finances--Budget (I0747)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Birdwell", "Bonnen", "Buckingham", "Campbell", "Creighton", "Hall", "Hancock", "Huffman", "Hughes", "Kolkhorst", "Krause", "Nelson", "Nichols", "Oliverson", "Paul", "Paxton", "Perry", "Schofield", "Schwertner", "Seliger", "Springer", "Taylor"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8039436c-0642-4162-8c90-5d24a8cede96"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01300_SB01399/SB 1336.xml"
source_hash: "4256051a4f3c56ec72e25be78656631a262acf22a436435bd4278f46f2acf779"
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 1336 (87) — Relating to a limit on the rate of growth of certain appropriations.

## 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/SB01336I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01336E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01336H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01336S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01336F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper
- passage — **89–55** (pass) · lower
- passage — **19–12** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Birdwell — primary (person)
- Bonnen — primary (person)
- Buckingham — primary (person)
- Campbell — primary (person)
- Creighton — primary (person)
- Hall — primary (person)
- Hancock — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Krause — primary (person)
- Nelson — primary (person)
- Nichols — primary (person)
- Oliverson — primary (person)
- Paul — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Schofield — primary (person)
- Schwertner — primary (person)
- Seliger — primary (person)
- Springer — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Cason — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Ellzey — cosponsor (person)
- Frank — cosponsor (person)
- Frullo — cosponsor (person)
- Gates — cosponsor (person)
- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Holland — cosponsor (person)
- Huberty — cosponsor (person)
- Hull — cosponsor (person)
- Hunter — cosponsor (person)
- Kacal — cosponsor (person)
- King, Ken — cosponsor (person)
- King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
- Klick — cosponsor (person)
- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Leman — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
- Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Paddie — cosponsor (person)
- Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Price — cosponsor (person)
- Raney — cosponsor (person)
- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Sanford — cosponsor (person)
- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-10** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-29** Meeting cancelled
- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-30** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-30** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-30** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-06** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-12** Record vote
- **2021-04-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-12** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-12** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-04-12** Record vote
- **2021-04-13** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-13** Record vote
- **2021-04-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Record vote
- **2021-04-13** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-14** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-16** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-27** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-27** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-04** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-06** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-07** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-23** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-25** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** House passage 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`
- **2021-06-08** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-08** 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/8039436c-0642-4162-8c90-5d24a8cede96`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).