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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a limitation on liability and sanctions in connection with certain prescribed burns."
description: "Relating to a limitation on liability and sanctions in connection with certain prescribed burns."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 2004"
citation: "Texas HB 2004 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "FIRE SAFETY & PREVENTION (S0273)", "NATURAL RESOURCES (S0431)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Ashby", "Bailes", "Nichols", "Toth", "White"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-22"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/32b9ff35-b6ce-4c4c-bc2e-b2afcb4c8d24"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02000_HB02099/HB 2004.xml"
source_hash: "d1f2d76836e068bec2e2f8f6bce83bd4b753b3ac29cc80ccdf431873334859a3"
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 2004 (87) — Relating to a limitation on liability and sanctions in connection with certain prescribed burns.
## 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/HB02004I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02004E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02004H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02004S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02004F.HTM)
## Sponsors
- Anderson — primary (person)
- Ashby — primary (person)
- Bailes — primary (person)
- Nichols — primary (person)
- Toth — primary (person)
- White — primary (person)
- Cyrier — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-22** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Referred to Agriculture & Livestock `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-25** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-25** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-06** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-06** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-07** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-09** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-12** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-12** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Record vote
- **2021-04-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-13** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-13** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-04-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-14** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-26** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-26** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-11** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-11** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-18** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-19** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **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
- **2021-05-20** 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`
- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** 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/32b9ff35-b6ce-4c4c-bc2e-b2afcb4c8d24`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).