---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to determining the incapacity of a guardian."
description: "Relating to determining the incapacity of a guardian."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 3394"
citation: "Texas HB 3394 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GUARDIANS & WARDS (S0301)", "INCAPACITATED PERSONS (S0353)", "Probate--Guardians & Related Trusts (I0589)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Creighton", "Metcalf"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-09"
last_action: "2021-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/951cb432-be99-44f2-961b-aece37aa87ee"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03300_HB03399/HB 3394.xml"
source_hash: "e8e6991336f2a2f39f13862d1981e603edac012001f246e6df8337cff21587b6"
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 3394 (87) — Relating to determining the incapacity of a guardian.

## 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/HB03394I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03394E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03394H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03394S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03394F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Creighton — primary (person)
- Metcalf — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-09** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-31** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-31** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-16** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-16** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-16** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-22** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-23** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-23** 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** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-04** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-13** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-14** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-14** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-18** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-19** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-19** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-19** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-20** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-22** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-04** 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/951cb432-be99-44f2-961b-aece37aa87ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).