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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to special open season hunting of certain migratory game birds by veterans and members of the United States armed forces on active duty."
description: "Relating to special open season hunting of certain migratory game birds by veterans and members of the United States armed forces on active duty."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 675"
citation: "Texas SB 675 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Military & Veterans (I0535)", "PARKS & WILDLIFE COMMISSION (V1564)", "Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing (I0560)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Gervin-Hawkins", "Kolkhorst"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-12"
last_action: "2021-05-30"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/304cf3a2-44bd-4de1-a9f4-ea68cdd7ff15"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 675.xml"
source_hash: "55ce8fa63320434552b48d829cb9e3b7d72174b786a923c9e903883990ae958b"
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 675 (87) — Relating to special open season hunting of certain migratory game birds by veterans and members of the United States armed forces on active duty.
## 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/SB00675I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00675E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00675H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00675S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00675F.HTM)
## Sponsors
- Gervin-Hawkins — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-02-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-02-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-22** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-03-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-03-23** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-03-24** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-08** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-09** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-09** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-09** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-09** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-09** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-09** Record vote
- **2021-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-09** Record vote
- **2021-04-09** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-12** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-14** Referred to Culture, Recreation & Tourism `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-26** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-26** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-26** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-29** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-29** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-04** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-05-08** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-05-08** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2021-05-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-08** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-08** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-08** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-08** Record vote
- **2021-05-08** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-10** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-18** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-18** Read
- **2021-05-18** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-18** Record vote
- **2021-05-18** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-19** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-19** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-19** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-30** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-30** 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/304cf3a2-44bd-4de1-a9f4-ea68cdd7ff15`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).