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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the investigation and punishment of certain sexual offenses, to protective orders issued on the basis of certain sexual offenses, to crime victims' compensation, and to the establishment of a state sexual offense prevention and response program for the Texas Military Department."
description: "Relating to the investigation and punishment of certain sexual offenses, to protective orders issued on the basis of certain sexual offenses, to crime victims' compensation, and to the establishment of a state sexual offense prevention and response program for the Texas Military Department."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 623"
citation: "Texas SB 623 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CRIME VICTIMS (S0046)", "Crime Victims Compensation (I0084)", "Crimes--Against Persons--Sexual (I0171)", "MILITARY DEPARTMENT", "TEXAS (V0971)", "PROTECTIVE ORDERS (S0495)", "RANGERS (S0322)", "SEXUAL ASSAULT (S4375)", "SEXUAL HARASSMENT (S4376)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Minjarez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-08"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/199bdd33-71bc-4e6b-a9c2-f64d771df70f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 623.xml"
source_hash: "f9c9f8a384bed691f402ee91d1260a4cc58c7f6a35d4c52d2c6f162796ad7b96"
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 623 (87) — Relating to the investigation and punishment of certain sexual offenses, to protective orders issued on the basis of certain sexual offenses, to crime victims' compensation, and to the establishment of a state sexual offense prevention and response program for the Texas Military Department.
## 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/SB00623I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00623E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00623H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00623S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00623F.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **1460** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Blanco — primary (person)
- Minjarez — primary (person)
- Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Allison — cosponsor (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
- Anchia — cosponsor (person)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
- Beckley — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
- Bernal — cosponsor (person)
- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
- Bowers — cosponsor (person)
- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
- Bucy — cosponsor (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Button — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
- Campos — cosponsor (person)
- Canales — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Cason — cosponsor (person)
- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
- Cole — cosponsor (person)
- Coleman — cosponsor (person)
- Collier — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Cortez — cosponsor (person)
- Craddick — cosponsor (person)
- Crockett — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrier — cosponsor (person)
- Darby — cosponsor (person)
- Davis — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Deshotel — cosponsor (person)
- Dominguez — cosponsor (person)
- Dutton — cosponsor (person)
- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)
- Ellzey — cosponsor (person)
- Fierro — cosponsor (person)
- Frank — cosponsor (person)
- Frullo — cosponsor (person)
- Gates — cosponsor (person)
- Geren — cosponsor (person)
- Gervin-Hawkins — cosponsor (person)
- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
- González, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- González, Mary — cosponsor (person)
- Goodwin — cosponsor (person)
- Guerra — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
- Gutierrez — cosponsor (person)
- Harless — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Hernandez — cosponsor (person)
- Herrero — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
- Holland — cosponsor (person)
- Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Huberty — cosponsor (person)
- Hull — cosponsor (person)
- Hunter — 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, Phil — cosponsor (person)
- King, Tracy O. — cosponsor (person)
- Klick — cosponsor (person)
- Krause — cosponsor (person)
- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)
- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
- Larson — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Leman — cosponsor (person)
- Longoria — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
- Lucio — cosponsor (person)
- Lucio III — cosponsor (person)
- Martinez — cosponsor (person)
- Martinez Fischer — cosponsor (person)
- Menéndez — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Meza — cosponsor (person)
- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
- Moody — cosponsor (person)
- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Christina — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Eddie — cosponsor (person)
- Morrison — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Muñoz, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Neave — cosponsor (person)
- Noble — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
- Ordaz Perez — cosponsor (person)
- Ortega — cosponsor (person)
- Pacheco — cosponsor (person)
- Paddie — cosponsor (person)
- Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Perez — cosponsor (person)
- Phelan — cosponsor (person)
- Price — cosponsor (person)
- Ramos — cosponsor (person)
- Raney — cosponsor (person)
- Raymond — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Rodriguez — cosponsor (person)
- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Romero, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Rose — cosponsor (person)
- Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
- Sanford — cosponsor (person)
- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
- Schofield — cosponsor (person)
- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
- Sherman, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- Shine — cosponsor (person)
- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
- Smith — cosponsor (person)
- Smithee — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Talarico — cosponsor (person)
- Thierry — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Senfronia — cosponsor (person)
- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Chris — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, John — cosponsor (person)
- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
- Vo — cosponsor (person)
- Walle — cosponsor (person)
- West — 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.
- **2021-02-08** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-02-08** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-30** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-07** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-07** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-08** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-08** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-12** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-04-12** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-12** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-12** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-12** Record vote
- **2021-04-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-12** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-12** Record vote
- **2021-04-12** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-13** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-14** Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs `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
- **2021-04-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-26** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-29** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-29** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-29** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-19** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-21** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-28** Read
- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **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/199bdd33-71bc-4e6b-a9c2-f64d771df70f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).