---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to creating the criminal offense of operating a boarding home facility without a permit and to a study regarding the regulation of group homes."
description: "Relating to creating the criminal offense of operating a boarding home facility without a permit and to a study regarding the regulation of group homes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 500"
citation: "Texas SB 500 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES (S0617)", "Criminal Procedure--Sentencing & Punishment (I0205)", "Health Care Providers (I0387)", "Health--General (I0385)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Collier", "Miles", "Rose", "Thierry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58239f1d-e938-47b9-a73c-9d7f03cefbb6"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 500.xml"
source_hash: "aa8b2ea915a8e15c127ec9660bf98726dad07dff2748b51b0e675285886c1d45"
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 500 (87) — Relating to creating the criminal offense of operating a boarding home facility without a permit and to a study regarding the regulation of group homes.

## 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/SB00500I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00500E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00500H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00500S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00500F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **92–55** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Collier — primary (person)
- Miles — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
- Thierry — primary (person)
- Campbell — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-28** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-01-28** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-09** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-26** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-26** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-26** Committee report printed and 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 Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-18** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-05-18** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-20** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-20** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-21** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-22** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-23** 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** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Passed as amended `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
- **2021-05-29** 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`
- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-14** 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/58239f1d-e938-47b9-a73c-9d7f03cefbb6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).