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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the definition of coercion for purposes of trafficking of persons."
description: "Relating to the definition of coercion for purposes of trafficking of persons."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 3521"
citation: "Texas HB 3521 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Criminal Procedure--General (I0208)", "HUMAN TRAFFICKING (S0696)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Huffman", "Hunter"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c268560d-cd4f-40c9-935a-84c2cbc9467f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03500_HB03599/HB 3521.xml"
source_hash: "e0c8277e2830a33e3851aaa0fe16b0c8e5eb430bcdb27383de62b3ad6014b5b1"
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 3521 (87) — Relating to the definition of coercion for purposes of trafficking of persons.
## 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/HB03521I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03521E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03521H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03521S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03521F.HTM)
## Sponsors
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Hunter — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-03-10** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Referred to Criminal Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-19** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-19** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-29** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-29** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-05** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-05** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-07** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-11** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-11** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-11** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-11** Record vote
- **2021-05-11** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-12** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-27** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16** 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/c268560d-cd4f-40c9-935a-84c2cbc9467f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).