---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the adoption of uniform general conditions for building construction contracts entered into by school districts and the composition of the committee that reviews uniform general conditions."
description: "Relating to the adoption of uniform general conditions for building construction contracts entered into by school districts and the composition of the committee that reviews uniform general conditions."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 338"
citation: "Texas SB 338 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BUILDING CONSTRUCTION (S0426)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Facilities (I0241)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "FACILITIES COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0780)", "Purchasing--Local (I0644)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Holland", "Lucio III", "Powell"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-13"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9bef9830-54bb-4de9-a0de-630f9f8d1151"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00300_SB00399/SB 338.xml"
source_hash: "95ebbf6ca45466ec643213a12510f13599ee7fdab669361a137f76d3f355be97"
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 338 (87) — Relating to the adoption of uniform general conditions for building construction contracts entered into by school districts and the composition of the committee that reviews uniform general conditions.

## 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/SB00338I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00338E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00338H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00338S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00338F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **136–8** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Holland — primary (person)
- Lucio III — primary (person)
- Powell — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-13** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-01-13** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-09** 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
- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-29** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-29** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-03-29** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-03-31** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-07** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-07** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-07** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-07** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-07** Record vote
- **2021-04-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-07** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-07** Record vote
- **2021-04-07** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-08** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-12** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** No action taken in committee
- **2021-04-28** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-04-28** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-28** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-28** Left pending in 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
- **2021-05-17** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-20** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-23** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-23** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** House passage reported
- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** 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/9bef9830-54bb-4de9-a0de-630f9f8d1151`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).