---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to creating the criminal offense of boating while intoxicated with a child passenger; changing the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision."
description: "Relating to creating the criminal offense of boating while intoxicated with a child passenger; changing the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 1163"
citation: "Texas HB 1163 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BOATS & BOATING (S3125)", "Crimes--Miscellaneous (I0200)", "Minors--Health & Safety (I0533)", "Parks & Wildlife--Water Safety (I0570)", "Vehicles & Traffic--DWI & DUID (I0863)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cook", "King", "Lopez, Janie", "Metcalf", "Noble", "Smith"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-01-03"
last_action: "2023-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/9a5b2a9a-3183-49b3-ac0f-f110bc00ed74"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01100_HB01199/HB 1163.xml"
source_hash: "d79fe29c3ab7b98e00813601b8242dc03e7ce1db4951b2aaae8e06bcd5c5159b"
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 1163 (88) — Relating to creating the criminal offense of boating while intoxicated with a child passenger; changing the eligibility for deferred adjudication community supervision.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB01163I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01163E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01163H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01163S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01163F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **142–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Cook — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)
- Lopez, Janie — primary (person)
- Metcalf — primary (person)
- Noble — primary (person)
- Smith — primary (person)
- Flores — cosponsor (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-03** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-02** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-02** Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-04-11** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-17** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-17** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-21** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-24** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-24** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-27** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-01** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-05-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Record vote
- **2023-05-02** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-02** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-15** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-19** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-23** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-24** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-24** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-24** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-27** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-13** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/9a5b2a9a-3183-49b3-ac0f-f110bc00ed74`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).