---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to protective orders; making conforming changes."
description: "Relating to protective orders; making conforming changes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 39"
citation: "Texas HB 39 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "CRIME VICTIMS (S0046)", "Courts--Prosecuting Attorneys (I0165)", "Family--Family Violence (I0353)", "PROTECTIVE ORDERS (S0495)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cook", "Moody", "Morales Shaw", "Neave", "Smith", "Zaffirini"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2020-11-09"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b012029-6095-4cea-baed-58d5b4968324"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 39.xml"
source_hash: "7ec3f33753fc433dc3766ee7be148778f3e5dfd35c215451a34675a1869b1d75"
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 39 (87) — Relating to protective orders; making conforming changes.

## 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/HB00039I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00039E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00039H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00039S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00039F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **146–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cook — primary (person)
- Moody — primary (person)
- Morales Shaw — primary (person)
- Neave — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — primary (person)
- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-09** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-25** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-02-25** Referred to Juvenile Justice & Family Issues `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-08** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-08** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-15** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-16** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-03-17** Committee report distributed
- **2021-03-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-06** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-08** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-09** Record vote
- **2021-04-09** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-12** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-04-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-13** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-12** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-17** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-18** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-19** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-19** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-19** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **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
- **2021-05-20** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-21** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-21** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** 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/8b012029-6095-4cea-baed-58d5b4968324`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).