---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the eligibility of certain 17-year-old persons to serve as members of the Texas State Guard."
description: "Relating to the eligibility of certain 17-year-old persons to serve as members of the Texas State Guard."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1062"
citation: "Texas HB 1062 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military & Veterans (I0535)", "Minors--General (I0537)", "STATE GUARD", "TEXAS (V6397)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Cecil", "Guillen", "Taylor"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ae7e79fa-4635-4824-9f10-930b46deeb14"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01000_HB01099/HB 1062.xml"
source_hash: "7c760c4312b7e370b61b8357f1c2fab4f8d32a4ef2b0ede18b8fbee6dd432fcf"
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 1062 (87) — Relating to the eligibility of certain 17-year-old persons to serve as members of the Texas State Guard.

## 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/HB01062I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01062E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01062H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01062S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01062F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Bell, Cecil — primary (person)
- Guillen — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-15** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-29** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-12** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-13** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-20** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-04-23** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-04-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-23** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-23** Record vote
- **2021-04-23** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-26** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-06** Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-21** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-21** Record vote
- **2021-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-21** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-23** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-25** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-09** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-09** 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/ae7e79fa-4635-4824-9f10-930b46deeb14`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).