---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the expiration of the dry cleaner environmental response program."
description: "Relating to the expiration of the dry cleaner environmental response program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 872"
citation: "Texas SB 872 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)", "Environment--Air (I0325)", "Environment--Hazardous", "Toxic & Nuclear Waste (I0333)", "Environment--Water (I0320)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darby", "Dominguez", "Hancock", "Lambert", "Raney", "Rogers"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-01"
last_action: "2021-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9b230fc4-c51d-4706-8cd8-a1834640a5f6"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00800_SB00899/SB 872.xml"
source_hash: "9023a03d15f711374da6d212b45b3265e69497eabbcfa85fe4da96dfb6103cff"
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 872 (87) — Relating to the expiration of the dry cleaner environmental response program.

## 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/SB00872I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00872E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00872H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00872S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00872F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Darby — primary (person)
- Dominguez — primary (person)
- Hancock — primary (person)
- Lambert — primary (person)
- Raney — primary (person)
- Rogers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-01** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-16** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-16** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-16** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-26** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-26** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-03-26** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-03-29** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-03-30** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-03-30** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-03-30** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-30** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-03-30** Record vote
- **2021-03-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-30** Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-30** Record vote
- **2021-03-30** Reported engrossed
- **2021-03-31** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-06** Referred to Environmental Regulation `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-12** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-20** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-20** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-21** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-27** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-04-30** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-30** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-30** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-30** Record vote
- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-03** House passage reported
- **2021-05-03** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-04** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-04** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-04** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-15** 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/9b230fc4-c51d-4706-8cd8-a1834640a5f6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).