---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the distribution of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program."
description: "Relating to the distribution of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 1218"
citation: "Texas HB 1218 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human Services--Food Programs (I0910)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Klick", "Perry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-01-30"
last_action: "2019-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/de747162-6daa-4b09-bd79-dec24bd4f5ad"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01200_HB01299/HB 1218.xml"
source_hash: "ccb30b1bd7ae9bfae658b44790f6360184eccba3dfb02fcd53404e022c3188d6"
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 HB 1218 (86) — Relating to the distribution of benefits under the supplemental nutrition assistance program.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB01218I.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **148–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Klick — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
- Meza — cosponsor (person)
- Neave — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-01-30** Filed `filing`
- **2019-02-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-26** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-05** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-05** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-12** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-15** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-03-18** Committee report distributed
- **2019-03-18** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-03-21** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-03-25** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2019-03-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-03-25** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-03-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-03-26** Passed `passage`
- **2019-03-26** Record vote
- **2019-03-26** Reported engrossed
- **2019-03-27** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-01** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-23** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-04-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-23** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-04-23** Left pending in committee
- **2019-04-30** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-01** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-01** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-01** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-10** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-10** Laid before the Senate
- **2019-05-10** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-10** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-10** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-10** Record vote
- **2019-05-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-10** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-10** Record vote
- **2019-05-10** Senate passage reported
- **2019-05-10** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-13** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-14** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-24** Effective immediately

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/de747162-6daa-4b09-bd79-dec24bd4f5ad`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).