---
type: "Bill"
title: "Expressing support for equitable access to transformative therapies for sickle cell disease."
description: "Expressing support for equitable access to transformative therapies for sickle cell disease."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HCR 86"
citation: "Texas HCR 86 (87)"
classification: ["concurrent resolution"]
subjects: ["Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "Resolutions--Legislative Policy (I0685)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson, Jarvis", "Miles"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 35
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-04-14"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cb658431-c505-4734-b639-c1f82a768586"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_concurrent_resolutions/HCR00001_HCR00099/HCR 86.xml"
source_hash: "464ce5552f72100f99f57726c5ddc98b41c69f31dc24130045d0cd81d254b8c8"
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 HCR 86 (87) — Expressing support for equitable access to transformative therapies for sickle cell disease.

## 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/HC00086I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HC00086E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HC00086H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HC00086S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HC00086F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Johnson, Jarvis — primary (person)
- Miles — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-14** Filed `filing`
- **2021-04-19** Referred to Public Health `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-10** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-11** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-11** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-11** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-14** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-18** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-18** Laid before the House
- **2021-05-18** Adopted `passage`
- **2021-05-18** Record vote
- **2021-05-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-18** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-19** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-19** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-24** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Adopted `passage`
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-26** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-27** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-27** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cb658431-c505-4734-b639-c1f82a768586`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).