---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect of certain rights in an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services."
description: "Relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect of certain rights in an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 135"
citation: "Texas HB 135 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CHILD ABUSE (S4256)", "Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "Family--Child Protection (I0351)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Canales", "Miles", "Minjarez", "Sherman, Sr."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 58
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2020-11-09"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a1573d0f-7400-413c-ab84-f2d3f6d3d526"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00100_HB00199/HB 135.xml"
source_hash: "395276a9219cbe500c8db3bac00ccb2c50db5ad1e6b0073ad2edc984f898c72c"
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 135 (87) — Relating to notifying an alleged perpetrator of child abuse or neglect of certain rights in an investigation by the Department of Family and Protective Services.

## 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/HB00135I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00135E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00135H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00135S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00135F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- passage — **24–7** (pass) · upper
- other — **144–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Canales — primary (person)
- Miles — primary (person)
- Minjarez — primary (person)
- Sherman, Sr. — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — 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 Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-09** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-09** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-23** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-23** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-03-29** Committee report distributed
- **2021-03-29** 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 Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-05** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-05** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-13** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-13** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-17** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-17** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-20** Record vote
- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-20** Record vote
- **2021-05-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-20** Record vote
- **2021-05-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-20** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-20** 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/a1573d0f-7400-413c-ab84-f2d3f6d3d526`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).