---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the disclosure of appraisal reports in connection with the use of eminent domain authority."
description: "Relating to the disclosure of appraisal reports in connection with the use of eminent domain authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 721"
citation: "Texas SB 721 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Property Interests--Eminent Domain (I0615)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Birdwell", "Buckingham", "Campbell", "Hall", "Hinojosa", "Huffman", "Kolkhorst", "Leman", "Miles", "Paxton", "Perry", "Schwertner", "Seliger", "Springer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 41
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-22"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ca9880e6-daf0-44dc-9279-32a33e443c6d"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 721.xml"
source_hash: "41d6b45f42a218cb42622b7201741dfcc4206108d30da09635b8ab603f0bcc43"
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 721 (87) — Relating to the disclosure of appraisal reports in connection with the use of eminent domain authority.

## 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/SB00721I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00721E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00721H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00721S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00721F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Birdwell — primary (person)
- Buckingham — primary (person)
- Campbell — primary (person)
- Hall — primary (person)
- Hinojosa — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Leman — primary (person)
- Miles — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Schwertner — primary (person)
- Seliger — primary (person)
- Springer — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-22** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-02-22** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-14** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-14** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-14** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-15** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-19** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-20** Record vote
- **2021-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-20** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-20** Record vote
- **2021-04-20** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-21** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-26** Referred to Land & Resource Management `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-28** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-30** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-03** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-03** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2021-05-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-03** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-04** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Record vote
- **2021-05-05** House passage reported
- **2021-05-05** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-06** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-06** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** 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/ca9880e6-daf0-44dc-9279-32a33e443c6d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).