---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the definition of a school resource officer."
description: "Relating to the definition of a school resource officer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1191"
citation: "Texas SB 1191 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education--Primary & Secondary--Other School Personnel (I0246)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "PEACE OFFICERS (S0007)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Seliger", "VanDeaver"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-08"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8f34c2c2-7d97-417e-b24f-05af7ee977d3"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01100_SB01199/SB 1191.xml"
source_hash: "d20926c90242d3103a2c17363b8261487056a883fcf362d7b131e91f9cd85634"
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 SB 1191 (87) — Relating to the definition of a school resource officer.

## 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/SB01191I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01191E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01191H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01191S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01191F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Seliger — primary (person)
- VanDeaver — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-08** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-08** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-13** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-21** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-03** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-03** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-03** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-03** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-05-03** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-03** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-03** Record vote
- **2021-05-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-03** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-03** Record vote
- **2021-05-03** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-04** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-05** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-17** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-19** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-19** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-20** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-26** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** House passage reported
- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-14** 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/8f34c2c2-7d97-417e-b24f-05af7ee977d3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).