---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to unemployment compensation eligibility and chargebacks regarding certain persons separated from employment due to being called to military service."
description: "Relating to unemployment compensation eligibility and chargebacks regarding certain persons separated from employment due to being called to military service."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 818"
citation: "Texas SB 818 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Labor--Unemployment (I0475)", "Military & Veterans (I0535)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Powell", "Turner, Chris"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/334662d4-0ae3-47ac-881c-6a14b539b0b7"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00800_SB00899/SB 818.xml"
source_hash: "4d86136e3f80c368e13d31621fc986f95e27ccc3fcd7f609e63fc3e1b3e3bc7f"
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 818 (87) — Relating to unemployment compensation eligibility and chargebacks regarding certain persons separated from employment due to being called to military service.

## 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/SB00818I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00818E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00818H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00818S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00818F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Powell — primary (person)
- Turner, Chris — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-25** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-02-25** 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** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-12** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-12** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-14** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-19** Co-author authorized
- **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`
- **2021-04-28** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-28** Referred to Business & Industry `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-05-11** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-13** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-14** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-18** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-21** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-23** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-23** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-23** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** House passage reported
- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** 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/334662d4-0ae3-47ac-881c-6a14b539b0b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).