---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a grant program for law enforcement agencies to defray the cost of data storage for recordings created with body worn cameras."
description: "Relating to a grant program for law enforcement agencies to defray the cost of data storage for recordings created with body worn cameras."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1938"
citation: "Texas HB 1938 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Electronic Information Systems (I0311)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "VIDEO CAMERAS (S0786)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Jetton", "Kolkhorst", "Sanford", "Sherman, Sr."]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-16"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ceedcd1e-8b30-46dd-824c-3e549f46c564"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01900_HB01999/HB 1938.xml"
source_hash: "174ab5a07d52578928ed43357d802dab1127e70a4798f8dbab269560a16d2cc3"
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 1938 (87) — Relating to a grant program for law enforcement agencies to defray the cost of data storage for recordings created with body worn cameras.

## 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/HB01938I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01938E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01938H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01938S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01938F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **145–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Jetton — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Sanford — primary (person)
- Sherman, Sr. — primary (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-16** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Referred to Homeland Security & Public Safety `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-16** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-16** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-22** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-22** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-26** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-28** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-28** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-10** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-22** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-22** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-22** Three day rule suspended
- **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
- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-25** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-26** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** 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/ceedcd1e-8b30-46dd-824c-3e549f46c564`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).