---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to persons permitted to be in a polling place or a place where ballots are being counted."
description: "Relating to persons permitted to be in a polling place or a place where ballots are being counted."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1128"
citation: "Texas HB 1128 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Elections--Administration (I0277)", "Elections--Election Officers (I0305)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harris", "Jetton", "Kolkhorst", "Lozano"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-01-14"
last_action: "2021-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5b12ce1e-50b1-4e2e-bce3-174061b91b8f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01100_HB01199/HB 1128.xml"
source_hash: "7d93daa9ed4ee1f81bc0460247e8d2fd05ce45e8a9b6f72b54a29bde36b70eb5"
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 1128 (87) — Relating to persons permitted to be in a polling place or a place where ballots are being counted.

## 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/HB01128I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01128E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01128H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01128S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01128F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **98–45** (pass) · lower
- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Harris — primary (person)
- Jetton — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Lozano — primary (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-14** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Referred to Elections `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-11** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-15** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-03-16** Committee report distributed
- **2021-03-16** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-03-18** Recommitted to committee
- **2021-04-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-14** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-14** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-30** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-04** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-04** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-04** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-05-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-05** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Record vote
- **2021-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-05** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-05** 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
- **2021-05-13** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-13** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-19** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
- **2021-05-20** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-21** Record vote
- **2021-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-21** Record vote
- **2021-05-22** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-22** Record vote
- **2021-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-22** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-23** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-25** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-09** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-09** 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/5b12ce1e-50b1-4e2e-bce3-174061b91b8f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).