---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to authority of certain county fire marshals to inspect group homes; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense."
description: "Relating to authority of certain county fire marshals to inspect group homes; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 504"
citation: "Texas SB 504 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES (S0617)", "County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095)", "FIRE MARSHAL (S0196)", "Fire Fighters & Police--General (I0370)", "Health--General (I0385)", "Nursing Homes (I0539)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Coleman", "Lopez", "Miles"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 64
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/285fd408-05b7-46ae-a368-01fbd8f797d4"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 504.xml"
source_hash: "35287c2aef2e3264df67f94897c2b3d9b4683319803cc0dd350a530a8674f9c9"
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 504 (87) — Relating to authority of certain county fire marshals to inspect group homes; authorizing a fee; creating a criminal offense.

## 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/SB00504I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00504E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00504H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00504S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00504F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Coleman — primary (person)
- Lopez — primary (person)
- Miles — primary (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 Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-19** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-19** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-27** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-27** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-03** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-04** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-04** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-04** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-04** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-04** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-04** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-05-04** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-04** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-04** Record vote
- **2021-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-04** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Record vote
- **2021-05-04** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-04** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-05** Referred to County Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-11** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-05-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-05-11** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-13** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-13** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-05-13** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-17** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-17** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord 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** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-29** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-14** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
- **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/285fd408-05b7-46ae-a368-01fbd8f797d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).