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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies."
description: "Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 23"
citation: "Texas SB 23 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "CRIMINAL JUSTICE DIVISION", "GOVERNOR'S OFFICE (V0963)", "City Government--Employees/Officers (I0061)", "City Government--Finance (I0062)", "County Government--Employees/Officers (I0095)", "County Government--Finance (I0097)", "Elections--General (I0310)", "Fire Fighters & Police--General (I0370)", "Law Enforcement (I0510)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harless", "Huffman", "Oliverson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 137
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2021-03-11"
last_action: "2021-06-01"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6804500d-1e80-4896-a775-3bd65e768c07"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 23.xml"
source_hash: "5d910ab6a52ac590f12f9da31165f8e70ae822626b7a93922bafc9f54209d789"
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 23 (87) — Relating to an election to approve a reduction or reallocation of funding or resources for certain county law enforcement agencies.
## 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/SB00023I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00023E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00023H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00023S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00023F.HTM)
## Votes
- other — **11226** (fail) · upper
- passage — **8659** (pass) · lower
- passage — **8657** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Harless — primary (person)
- Huffman — primary (person)
- Oliverson — primary (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
- Huberty — cosponsor (person)
- Hull — cosponsor (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Schofield — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-03-11** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-23** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-25** Vote reconsidered in committee
- **2021-03-25** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-29** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-07** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-08** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-13** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-13** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-13** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-13** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-04-13** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-13** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-13** Record vote
- **2021-04-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-13** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-13** Record vote
- **2021-04-13** Statement(s) submitted
- **2021-04-13** Remarks ordered printed
- **2021-04-13** Remarks ordered printed
- **2021-04-13** Remarks ordered printed
- **2021-04-13** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-14** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-16** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-05-06** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-06** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-05-06** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-05-06** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-10** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-05-10** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-17** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-18** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-22** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-23** Postponed
- **2021-05-24** Laid out as postponed business
- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-25** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** Point of order withdrawn
- **2021-05-25** Passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read
- **2021-05-27** Senate refuses to concur
- **2021-05-27** Senate requests conference committee
- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees
- **2021-05-27** Senate refuses to concur-reported
- **2021-05-27** Senate requests conference committee-reported
- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-28** House grants request for conference committee
- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees
- **2021-05-28** House grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-29** Conference committee report filed
- **2021-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-30** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-05-30** House adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-30** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-30** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-05-31** 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`
- **2021-06-01** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-01** Effective on 1/1/22 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6804500d-1e80-4896-a775-3bd65e768c07`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).