---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to information technology purchased through the Department of Information Resources."
description: "Relating to information technology purchased through the Department of Information Resources."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 538"
citation: "Texas SB 538 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "INFORMATION RESOURCES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V9827)", "Purchasing--State (I0643)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Longoria"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-01"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f16be07b-ffd6-42c8-8135-ea6b0a412181"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 538.xml"
source_hash: "10729a5302d451128aa5550a448ba4687934e055c35491b16bb072970588cd88"
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 538 (87) — Relating to information technology purchased through the Department of Information Resources.

## 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/SB00538I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00538E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00538H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00538S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00538F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **140–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blanco — primary (person)
- Longoria — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-02-01** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-07** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-08** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-08** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-08** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-12** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-12** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-13** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-19** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-19** Record vote
- **2021-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-19** Record vote
- **2021-04-19** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-21** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-22** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-23** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-24** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-26** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-27** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2021-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-27** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-28** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-28** Record vote
- **2021-04-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-03** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-11** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-11** Read
- **2021-05-11** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-11** Record vote
- **2021-05-11** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-11** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-12** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-12** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-24** 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/f16be07b-ffd6-42c8-8135-ea6b0a412181`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).