---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department."
description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 700"
citation: "Texas SB 700 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["PARKS & WILDLIFE COMMISSION (V1564)", "PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (V0045)", "Parks & Wildlife--General (I0585)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buckingham", "Cyrier", "Hall", "Lucio", "Paxton"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-09"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fb9b94b6-fa74-4e29-85fc-e853b9c7e714"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 700.xml"
source_hash: "f5ed7b23d28e4d8337cef4ccbd01caab24de5ae135d6ddd80ac6c749811ecafb"
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 700 (87) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department.

## 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/SB00700I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00700E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00700H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00700S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00700F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **140–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Buckingham — primary (person)
- Cyrier — primary (person)
- Hall — primary (person)
- Lucio — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-09** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-02-09** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-25** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-25** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-12** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-14** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **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 Culture, Recreation & Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-05** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-06** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-06** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-07** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-08** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-11** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2021-05-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-11** Record vote
- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-12** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-12** Record vote
- **2021-05-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-18** House passage reported
- **2021-05-18** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-19** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-19** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-30** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-30** 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/fb9b94b6-fa74-4e29-85fc-e853b9c7e714`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).