---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the content of an application for Medicaid."
description: "Relating to the content of an application for Medicaid."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1911"
citation: "Texas SB 1911 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS (S0321)", "HEALTH & HUMAN SERVICES COMMISSION (V0177)", "Human Services--Medical Assistance (I0905)", "MEDICAID (S4885)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Rose"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b43d97e8-3772-4873-aba9-6a36069441d4"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01900_SB01999/SB 1911.xml"
source_hash: "2c6fd544a4738780ec2052aa46a07bef56e490a535e401e2d84fa46de66ad2aa"
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 1911 (87) — Relating to the content of an application for Medicaid.

## 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/SB01911I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01911E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01911H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01911S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01911F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Blanco — primary (person)
- Rose — primary (person)
- Johnson — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-22** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-01** Referred to Health & Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-13** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-13** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-15** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-20** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-29** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-03** Referred to Human Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-12** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-12** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2021-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-13** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-13** Passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-05-13** Record vote
- **2021-05-18** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-28** Read
- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-29** 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 immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b43d97e8-3772-4873-aba9-6a36069441d4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).