republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/88/hb-3186.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to youth diversion strategies and procedures for children accused of certain fine-only offenses in municipal and justice courts and related criminal justice matters; authorizing fees."
description: "Relating to youth diversion strategies and procedures for children accused of certain fine-only offenses in municipal and justice courts and related criminal justice matters; authorizing fees."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 3186"
citation: "Texas HB 3186 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "Courts--General (I0160)", "Courts--Judges (I0140)", "Courts--Justice (I0110)", "Courts--Municipal (I0100)", "Courts--Personnel (I0155)", "Crimes--Juvenile (I0190)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Curriculum (I0228)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "Family--Juvenile Delinquency (I0360)", "Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--Local (I0361)", "Juvenile Boards & Officers (I0450)", "Minors--Juvenile Justice (I0534)", "State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)", "TEXAS YOUTH DIVERSION AND EARLY INTERVENTION ACT (PZ0QP)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garcia", "Leach", "Morales Shaw", "Zaffirini"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2023-03-01"
last_action: "2023-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/808c2334-0519-49f9-9bd8-9af2a3fc5985"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03100_HB03199/HB 3186.xml"
source_hash: "3b638c9b0774e66f87d3a6b404f6d9f919410aadde6c33a57da5bb0482289cde"
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 3186 (88) — Relating to youth diversion strategies and procedures for children accused of certain fine-only offenses in municipal and justice courts and related criminal justice matters; authorizing fees.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB03186I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03186E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03186H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03186S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03186F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **135–2** (pass) · lower
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 3186 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Garcia — primary (person)
- Leach — primary (person)
- Morales Shaw — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — primary (person)
- Perry — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2023-03-01** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** Referred to Youth Health & Safety, Select `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-10** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-10** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-04-10** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-13** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-13** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-13** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-27** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-28** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-28** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-05-05** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-08** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-08** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-05-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-09** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-09** Record vote
- **2023-05-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-09** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-10** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-11** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-16** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-16** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-16** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-17** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-17** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-17** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-18** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-18** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-18** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-18** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-18** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-18** Record vote
- **2023-05-18** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-18** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-18** Record vote
- **2023-05-19** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-19** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-22** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-23** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-10** Effective on 1/1/24 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/808c2334-0519-49f9-9bd8-9af2a3fc5985`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).