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---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas."
description: "Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 5"
citation: "Texas HB 5 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (V62YT)", "BROADBAND NETWORKS (S0643)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "GOVERNOR'S BROADBAND COUNCIL (V1190)", "Governor (I0375)", "INTERNET (S0130)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)", "Utilities--Telecommunications (I0828)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Ashby", "Canales", "Nichols", "Paddie", "Price"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 100
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-02-25"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/5dd37110-b804-4cd5-84d9-7907db6c107f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 5.xml"
source_hash: "b47f5802268f35c7c17c75740ea896b35c3805dc7ff80806245b95699abf8a5f"
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 5 (87) — Relating to the expansion of broadband services to certain areas.
## 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/HB00005I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00005E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00005H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00005S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00005F.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **150–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **133–13** (fail) · upper
- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Anderson — primary (person)
- Ashby — primary (person)
- Canales — primary (person)
- Nichols — primary (person)
- Paddie — primary (person)
- Price — primary (person)
- Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Allison — cosponsor (person)
- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
- Beckley — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
- Bernal — cosponsor (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
- Bucy — cosponsor (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Button — cosponsor (person)
- Campos — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
- Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Collier — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Cortez — cosponsor (person)
- Crockett — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrier — cosponsor (person)
- Darby — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Dominguez — cosponsor (person)
- Ellzey — cosponsor (person)
- Fierro — cosponsor (person)
- Frank — cosponsor (person)
- Frullo — cosponsor (person)
- Geren — cosponsor (person)
- González, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- González, Mary — cosponsor (person)
- Goodwin — cosponsor (person)
- Guerra — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
- Harless — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Herrero — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
- Holland — cosponsor (person)
- Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Huberty — cosponsor (person)
- Huffman — cosponsor (person)
- Hughes — cosponsor (person)
- Hull — cosponsor (person)
- Israel — cosponsor (person)
- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Ann — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Jarvis — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Julie — cosponsor (person)
- Kacal — cosponsor (person)
- King, Ken — cosponsor (person)
- King, Tracy O. — cosponsor (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)
- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Leman — cosponsor (person)
- Longoria — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
- Lucio III — cosponsor (person)
- Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Minjarez — cosponsor (person)
- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Christina — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Eddie — cosponsor (person)
- Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Muñoz, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Neave — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
- Ordaz Perez — cosponsor (person)
- Ortega — cosponsor (person)
- Pacheco — cosponsor (person)
- Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Paxton — cosponsor (person)
- Perez — cosponsor (person)
- Raney — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
- Seliger — cosponsor (person)
- Sherman, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- Shine — cosponsor (person)
- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
- Thierry — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, John — cosponsor (person)
- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
- Walle — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Wu — cosponsor (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
- Zwiener — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-25** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-01** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-18** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-18** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-18** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-25** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-25** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-01** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-01** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-06** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-08** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2021-04-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Record vote
- **2021-04-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Record vote
- **2021-04-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Record vote
- **2021-04-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Record vote
- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Record vote
- **2021-04-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-08** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-08** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2021-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-08** Record vote
- **2021-04-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-08** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-04-08** Record vote
- **2021-04-08** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-08** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-04-08** Record vote
- **2021-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-09** Passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-04-09** Record vote
- **2021-04-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-09** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-12** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-04-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-15** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-21** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-04-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-21** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-26** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-26** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-26** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-28** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-04-28** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **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** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2021-04-29** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-03** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
- **2021-05-03** House requests conference committee
- **2021-05-03** House appoints conferees
- **2021-05-03** House refuses to concur-reported
- **2021-05-03** House requests conference committee-reported
- **2021-05-03** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-06** Senate grants request for conference comm.
- **2021-05-06** Senate appoints conferees
- **2021-05-06** Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2021-05-06** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-11** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-25** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2021-05-26** Conference committee report filed
- **2021-05-26** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2021-05-28** House adopts resolution to go outside bounds
- **2021-05-28** House adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-28** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-05-28** Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds
- **2021-05-28** Senate adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15** 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/5dd37110-b804-4cd5-84d9-7907db6c107f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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