---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the operation of a public school transportation system."
description: "Relating to the operation of a public school transportation system."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 204"
citation: "Texas SB 204 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education--School Districts (I0220)", "SCHOOL BUSES & SCHOOL BUS DRIVERS (S1346)", "Transportation--Miscellaneous (I0824)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Huberty", "Schwertner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 68
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-11-17"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d4c7f48e-aae8-4e81-a0ab-f6007ec4f646"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00200_SB00299/SB 204.xml"
source_hash: "8e9212a68d76607d636e6be5ad99657982dc3c18c5ca980083c64f25985907e9"
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 204 (87) — Relating to the operation of a public school transportation system.

## 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/SB00204I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00204E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00204H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00204S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00204F.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **138–4** (fail) · upper
- passage — **26–5** (pass) · upper
- passage — **115–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Huberty — primary (person)
- Schwertner — primary (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-17** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2020-11-17** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-03** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-18** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-18** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-23** Co-author authorized
- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-29** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-29** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-03-30** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-12** Record vote
- **2021-04-12** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-12** Record vote
- **2021-04-12** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-12** Record vote
- **2021-04-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Record vote
- **2021-04-12** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-13** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-14** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-03** 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
- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-24** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read
- **2021-05-27** Senate refuses to concur
- **2021-05-27** Senate requests conference committee
- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees
- **2021-05-27** Senate refuses to concur-reported
- **2021-05-27** Senate requests conference committee-reported
- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-28** House grants request for conference committee
- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees
- **2021-05-28** House grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-29** Conference committee report filed
- **2021-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-30** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-05-30** House adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-30** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-30** House adopts conf. comm. report-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`
- **2021-06-14** 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/d4c7f48e-aae8-4e81-a0ab-f6007ec4f646`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).