---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a ribbon for certain service members of the military who served in support of operations to secure this state's international border."
description: "Relating to a ribbon for certain service members of the military who served in support of operations to secure this state's international border."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 793"
citation: "Texas SB 793 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AWARDS", "MEDALS", "PRIZES (S0129)", "BORDER (S0045)", "Military & Veterans (I0535)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Campbell", "King, Phil"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/677b3cde-bf12-4b72-9a1c-cee4ae984a38"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 793.xml"
source_hash: "c763452f00baa045021076ff5461c765cccaa71a49a37d4da24d5cd91fb3bf60"
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 793 (87) — Relating to a ribbon for certain service members of the military who served in support of operations to secure this state's international border.

## 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/SB00793I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00793E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00793H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00793S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00793F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- passage — **30–1** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Campbell — primary (person)
- King, Phil — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-24** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-02-24** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-12** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-13** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-14** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-14** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-14** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-14** Record vote
- **2021-04-14** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-14** Record vote
- **2021-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-14** Record vote
- **2021-04-14** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-15** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-26** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-29** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-29** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-04** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-04** Transferred to Calendars Committee
- **2021-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-24** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** House passage reported
- **2021-05-25** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-27** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-27** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16** 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/677b3cde-bf12-4b72-9a1c-cee4ae984a38`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).