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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to an accommodation process authorizing the use of state highway rights-of-way by broadband-only providers."
description: "Relating to an accommodation process authorizing the use of state highway rights-of-way by broadband-only providers."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 507"
citation: "Texas SB 507 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BROADBAND NETWORKS (S0643)", "Highways (I0390)", "TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0040)", "Utilities--Telecommunications (I0828)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Nichols"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-28"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8b9d11d4-9dc1-495c-ba6b-9f1c8425e74d"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00500_SB00599/SB 507.xml"
source_hash: "c1db53f2d404260c0dc2c900a1970d27fa8e4f6cc30be05d6fe7fa49913ada0d"
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 507 (87) — Relating to an accommodation process authorizing the use of state highway rights-of-way by broadband-only providers.
## 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/SB00507I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00507E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00507H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00507S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00507F.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **1480** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Anderson — primary (person)
- Nichols — primary (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
- Lucio — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-28** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-01-28** Filed `filing`
- **2021-02-23** Co-author authorized
- **2021-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-09** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-17** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-24** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-25** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-25** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-03-30** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-03-31** Co-author authorized
- **2021-03-31** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-03-31** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-03-31** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-31** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-03-31** Record vote
- **2021-03-31** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-31** Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Record vote
- **2021-03-31** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-01** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-06** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-05-06** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-06** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-05-06** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-19** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-22** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-22** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-23** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-23** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-25** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** House passage reported
- **2021-05-27** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-14** 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/8b9d11d4-9dc1-495c-ba6b-9f1c8425e74d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).