---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the beginning and ending possession times in certain standard possession orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship."
description: "Relating to the beginning and ending possession times in certain standard possession orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1936"
citation: "Texas SB 1936 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONSERVATORSHIP (S0683)", "Family--Parent & Child (I0355)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cook", "Hughes", "Swanson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0ec934b1-9495-4f7f-ab32-b133216d3f5c"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01900_SB01999/SB 1936.xml"
source_hash: "0bc707700ba7be0cfb3b2d3807ce7b766ebc63ea9bd4ec6b3ef41f173c41fdbb"
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 1936 (87) — Relating to the beginning and ending possession times in certain standard possession orders in a suit affecting the parent-child relationship.

## 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/SB01936I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01936E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01936H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01936S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01936F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **144–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cook — primary (person)
- Hughes — primary (person)
- Swanson — primary (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`
- **2021-04-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-01** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-06** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-06** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-06** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-14** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-14** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-19** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-23** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-23** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-23** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-23** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-23** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-23** Record vote
- **2021-04-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-23** Record vote
- **2021-04-23** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-23** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-30** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-30** Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-08** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-10** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-05-10** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-13** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-14** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-23** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-25** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-26** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2021-05-26** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **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 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
- **2021-05-30** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-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`
- **2021-06-18** 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/0ec934b1-9495-4f7f-ab32-b133216d3f5c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).