---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to eminent domain reporting requirements for certain entities."
description: "Relating to eminent domain reporting requirements for certain entities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 157"
citation: "Texas SB 157 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "Political Subdivisions (I0588)", "Property Interests--Eminent Domain (I0615)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craddick", "Perry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2020-11-10"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4029c56d-6b4f-4eff-9e60-8a9c83607bcf"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00100_SB00199/SB 157.xml"
source_hash: "1472fa328cefd6df38e0cafaa001ef1bf2ac08081eac5f6fc8b9a2b7f94e728b"
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 157 (87) — Relating to eminent domain reporting requirements for certain entities.

## 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/SB00157I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00157E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00157H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00157S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00157F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Craddick — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Seliger — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-10** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2020-11-10** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-03** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-08** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-03-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-17** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-03-22** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-03-23** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-03-23** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-03-23** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-23** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-03-23** Record vote
- **2021-03-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-23** Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-23** Record vote
- **2021-03-23** Reported engrossed
- **2021-03-24** Co-author authorized
- **2021-03-24** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-03-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-29** Referred to Land & Resource Management `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
- **2021-05-03** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-03** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** 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** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-14** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-18** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-18** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-18** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-18** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-18** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-18** Record vote
- **2021-05-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-18** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-19** 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
- **2021-05-27** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-18** 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/4029c56d-6b4f-4eff-9e60-8a9c83607bcf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).