---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the creation of the opioid abatement account, an opioid abatement trust fund, and a statewide opioid settlement agreement."
description: "Relating to the creation of the opioid abatement account, an opioid abatement trust fund, and a statewide opioid settlement agreement."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1827"
citation: "Texas SB 1827 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "Governor (I0375)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)", "MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (S7338)", "Mental Health & Substance Abuse (I0019)", "OPIOID ABATEMENT FUND COUNCIL", "TEXAS (V76AR)", "SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)", "State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holland", "Huffman", "Nelson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d13de581-ed5b-43c1-b36d-0d09939c0128"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01800_SB01899/SB 1827.xml"
source_hash: "c0a7035f67cb0c2d6d92607017f14d14fe3e96f6d8fa94cd2872119c0bcecc9c"
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 1827 (87) — Relating to the creation of the opioid abatement account, an opioid abatement trust fund, and a statewide opioid settlement agreement.

## 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/SB01827I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01827E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01827H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01827S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01827F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **143–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Holland — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Nelson — primary (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-26** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-12** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-12** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-26** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-28** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-28** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-28** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-28** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-28** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-04-28** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-28** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-28** Record vote
- **2021-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Record vote
- **2021-04-28** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-03** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-14** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-14** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-05-14** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-17** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-18** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-22** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-29** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-29** Read
- **2021-05-29** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-29** Record vote
- **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** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
- **2021-06-16** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d13de581-ed5b-43c1-b36d-0d09939c0128`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).