---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the construction of certain assisted living facilities located within a floodplain in certain counties."
description: "Relating to the construction of certain assisted living facilities located within a floodplain in certain counties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1681"
citation: "Texas HB 1681 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ASSISTED LIVING FACILITIES (S0617)", "FLOODS (S0327)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Health--General (I0385)", "Nursing Homes (I0539)", "Safety (I0740)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Alvarado", "Harless", "Minjarez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 60
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/452109ad-35dd-4392-9c62-40d6c12c3d5f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01600_HB01699/HB 1681.xml"
source_hash: "fdd1690787352120ca50f31b3a51c8af5e506962947104773c2b2e2442365dce"
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 1681 (87) — Relating to the construction of certain assisted living facilities located within a floodplain in certain counties.

## 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/HB01681I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01681E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01681H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01681S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01681F.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **114–33** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **114–33** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **130–15** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Alvarado — primary (person)
- Harless — primary (person)
- Minjarez — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
- Sherman, Sr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-08** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-09** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Withdrawn from schedule
- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-13** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-13** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-22** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-22** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-28** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-29** 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** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-05-04** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-05** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-05** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-05** Record vote
- **2021-05-05** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-05** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-14** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-22** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-24** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15** 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/452109ad-35dd-4392-9c62-40d6c12c3d5f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).