---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to training and development activities for persons who may interact with an individual with autism or other pervasive developmental disorder."
description: "Relating to training and development activities for persons who may interact with an individual with autism or other pervasive developmental disorder."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 1386"
citation: "Texas HB 1386 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Human Services--Direct Assistance (I0900)", "Mental Health & Substance Abuse (I0019)", "AUTISM & PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (S0566)", "STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thompson, Senfronia", "Zaffirini"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 45
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-05"
last_action: "2019-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/28910c51-b268-4c39-80e8-72fba4ce58bf"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01300_HB01399/HB 1386.xml"
source_hash: "b281db459fb4f8e7f7276159842d5ac166ee43218afebb09f02ea7550e1040fb"
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 1386 (86) — Relating to training and development activities for persons who may interact with an individual with autism or other pervasive developmental disorder.

## 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/HB01386I.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — primary (person)
- Lucio — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-05** Filed `filing`
- **2019-02-27** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-27** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-12** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-12** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-26** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-04-01** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-02** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-04-05** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-09** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2019-04-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-09** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-10** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-10** Record vote
- **2019-04-10** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-11** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-15** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-15** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-15** Left pending in committee
- **2019-05-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-17** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-20** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2019-05-20** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-05-20** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-20** Record vote
- **2019-05-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-20** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-20** Record vote
- **2019-05-20** Senate passage reported
- **2019-05-20** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-21** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-21** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-02** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-02** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/28910c51-b268-4c39-80e8-72fba4ce58bf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).