---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to benefits for peace officers relating to certain diseases or illnesses."
description: "Relating to benefits for peace officers relating to certain diseases or illnesses."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "SB 1582"
citation: "Texas SB 1582 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Fire Fighters & Police--General (I0370)", "Health--Other Diseases & Medical Conditions (I0383)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "PEACE OFFICERS (S0007)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Burns", "Guillen", "Lucio", "Wray"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 55
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-03-05"
last_action: "2019-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9f56817f-9694-42b6-9181-e76260951b01"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01500_SB01599/SB 1582.xml"
source_hash: "280ffda5a9303b5b23e6a108ac2dae92884afe1e4df3176a6641b3f71a4796d2"
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 SB 1582 (86) — Relating to benefits for peace officers relating to certain diseases or illnesses.

## 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/SB01582I.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **138–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blanco — primary (person)
- Burns — primary (person)
- Guillen — primary (person)
- Lucio — primary (person)
- Wray — primary (person)
- Canales — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-05** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2019-03-05** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-14** Referred to Intergovernmental Relations `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-01** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-04-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-01** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-04-03** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-03** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-04-03** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-04-04** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-04-09** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2019-04-11** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-04-11** Laid before the Senate
- **2019-04-11** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-11** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-11** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-04-11** Record vote
- **2019-04-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-11** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-11** Record vote
- **2019-04-11** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-11** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2019-04-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-12** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-02** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-05-02** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-05-02** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-05-02** Committee report distributed
- **2019-05-03** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-05-10** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-05-13** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2019-05-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-13** Postponed
- **2019-05-13** Laid out as postponed business
- **2019-05-13** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2019-05-13** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-14** Passed as amended `passage`
- **2019-05-14** Record vote
- **2019-05-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-14** House passage as amended reported
- **2019-05-21** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2019-05-21** Read
- **2019-05-21** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2019-05-21** Record vote
- **2019-05-21** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2019-05-21** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-23** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-25** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-14** 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/9f56817f-9694-42b6-9181-e76260951b01`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).