---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the repeal of certain provisions related to health and human services."
description: "Relating to the repeal of certain provisions related to health and human services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 970"
citation: "Texas SB 970 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["DENTAL SERVICES (S8594)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Health--General (I0385)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "Human Services--General (I0920)", "IMMUNIZATIONS (S4341)", "MEDICINE & PRESCRIPTION DRUGS (S7338)", "STATE HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kolkhorst", "Shaheen"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2fce7261-6031-48e8-82a7-2245c74f0e0d"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00900_SB00999/SB 970.xml"
source_hash: "83d90348e85dd39427cfdd3f203706f0e23a941d4921a1f1ee0c724cca2cf07c"
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 970 (87) — Relating to the repeal of certain provisions related to health and human services.

## 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/SB00970I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00970E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00970H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00970S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00970F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Shaheen — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-03** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-28** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-28** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-05** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-05** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-05** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-10** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-11** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-11** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-05-11** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-11** Record vote
- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-11** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-11** Record vote
- **2021-05-11** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-11** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-13** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-19** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-21** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-22** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-23** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
- **2021-05-26** Objections withdrawn
- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Constitutional three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-28** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-30** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-30** Read
- **2021-05-30** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-30** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-31** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-06-01** 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/2fce7261-6031-48e8-82a7-2245c74f0e0d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).