---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the provision of health and human services by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission."
description: "Relating to the provision of health and human services by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1896"
citation: "Texas SB 1896 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUDITOR", "STATE (V4364)", "COMMUNITY-BASED CARE TRANSITION", "OFFICE OF (VG4RM)", "EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "FOSTER CARE (S0064)", "Family--Child Protection (I0351)", "Governor (I0375)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Human Services--Child Services (I0895)", "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)", "Legislature (I0520)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Frank", "Kolkhorst", "Minjarez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b1bc8679-35c5-43ed-a7a8-db55112a3389"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01800_SB01899/SB 1896.xml"
source_hash: "fa03bc117cd56420d4e21e25656e9908f21449438efe29243d5b451e7895a23d"
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 1896 (87) — Relating to the provision of health and human services by the Department of Family and Protective Services and the Health and Human Services Commission.

## 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/SB01896I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01896E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01896H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01896S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01896F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Frank — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Minjarez — primary (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
- Menéndez — 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 Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-07** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-07** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-15** 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
- **2021-04-27** 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`
- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-05-11** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-18** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-05-18** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-19** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-20** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-23** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-23** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-23** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **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** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-28** Co-author authorized
- **2021-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-28** Read
- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-29** 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 immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b1bc8679-35c5-43ed-a7a8-db55112a3389`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).