---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the inclusion of information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety on certain human trafficking signs or notices."
description: "Relating to the inclusion of information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety on certain human trafficking signs or notices."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 3721"
citation: "Texas HB 3721 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGE COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0472)", "ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "Business & Commerce--General (I0050)", "COSMETOLOGISTS (S9799)", "Crimes--Against Persons--General (I0170)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "HUMAN TRAFFICKING (S0696)", "Hospitals (I0400)", "LICENSING & REGULATION", "TEXAS COMMISSION OF (V0383)", "MASSAGE THERAPY & MASSAGE THERAPISTS (S1298)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)", "SEXUALLY ORIENTED BUSINESSES (S2194)", "SIGNS (S0235)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ellzey", "Frullo", "Johnson, Ann", "Kolkhorst", "Thompson, Senfronia"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 43
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-11"
last_action: "2021-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c17d13cf-8be1-4e05-84c3-86e258910709"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03700_HB03799/HB 3721.xml"
source_hash: "ae4e25a1f78f5e9dd8a580719cd77c8e7fc6b36f9156114e8ba3a0e5619c0443"
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 3721 (87) — Relating to the inclusion of information for reporting suspicious activity to the Department of Public Safety on certain human trafficking signs or notices.

## 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/HB03721I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03721E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03721H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03721S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03721F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Ellzey — primary (person)
- Frullo — primary (person)
- Johnson, Ann — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-31** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-31** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-07** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-08** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-13** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-16** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-16** Record vote
- **2021-04-16** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-19** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-10** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-14** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-19** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-19** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-19** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-19** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-20** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-22** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-04** 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/c17d13cf-8be1-4e05-84c3-86e258910709`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).