---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to filing fees for certain candidates considered for nomination by convention."
description: "Relating to filing fees for certain candidates considered for nomination by convention."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 2093"
citation: "Texas SB 2093 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections--Candidates (I0280)", "Elections--Political Parties (I0275)", "Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State (I0362)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hughes", "Swanson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/16b85258-d06d-413d-8ed9-b4757c8b87b8"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02000_SB02099/SB 2093.xml"
source_hash: "e5918f03f1488a5b1606f1807e887c048d4990108e7660da1617c7b7e1a9bbb5"
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 2093 (87) — Relating to filing fees for certain candidates considered for nomination by convention.

## 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/SB02093I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02093E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02093H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02093S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02093F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **91–45** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- 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`
- **2021-04-15** 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** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-22** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-29** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-03** Referred to Elections `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-04** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-05** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-06** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2021-05-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-06** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-07** Point of order withdrawn
- **2021-05-07** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-07** Record vote
- **2021-05-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-10** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-13** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-13** Read
- **2021-05-13** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-13** Record vote
- **2021-05-13** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-13** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-14** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-14** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-26** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-26** 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/16b85258-d06d-413d-8ed9-b4757c8b87b8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).