---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program."
description: "Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 224"
citation: "Texas SB 224 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Aging (I0015)", "Disabilities", "Persons with (I0380)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Human Services--Food Programs (I0910)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Meza", "Morales, Eddie", "Ortega", "Perry", "Walle", "West"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-12-02"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b15babb3-84a8-49d4-9ece-33b1f4c84722"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00200_SB00299/SB 224.xml"
source_hash: "0a3f9b839084e0217f2dfb29b71ecd8cd20307f5c796630b6b2bbcb31f0457dc"
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 224 (87) — Relating to simplified certification and recertification requirements for certain persons under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

## 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/SB00224I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00224E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00224H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00224S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00224F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **117–28** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Meza — primary (person)
- Morales, Eddie — primary (person)
- Ortega — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Walle — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
- Lucio — cosponsor (person)
- Menéndez — cosponsor (person)
- Miles — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-02** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2020-12-02** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-02** Co-author authorized
- **2021-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-03** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-17** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-03-24** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-07** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-07** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-08** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-08** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-08** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-08** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-08** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-08** Record vote
- **2021-04-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-08** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-08** Record vote
- **2021-04-08** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-09** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-13** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-18** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-19** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-19** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-21** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-24** Postponed
- **2021-05-24** Laid out as postponed business
- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-24** Passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read
- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-27** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16** 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/b15babb3-84a8-49d4-9ece-33b1f4c84722`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).