republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/89r/sb-66.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a study on authorizing a supporter under a supported decision-making agreement to assist an adult with a disability with legal proceedings."
description: "Relating to a study on authorizing a supporter under a supported decision-making agreement to assist an adult with a disability with legal proceedings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 66"
citation: "Texas SB 66 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["COURT ADMINISTRATION", "OFFICE OF (V8690)", "Disabilities", "Persons with (I0380)", "Interim Studies (I0448)", "Probate--Durable Power of Attorney (I0591)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Leach", "Zaffirini"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 60
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-11-12"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/91315934-abfc-421c-aed6-e89049b0b051"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 66.xml"
source_hash: "e9007f3b503e895e3cb7b15bc4e77a5bfc5ed53717d3bb121900b2b6cc842e11"
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 66 (89R) — Relating to a study on authorizing a supporter under a supported decision-making agreement to assist an adult with a disability with legal proceedings.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/SB00066I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00066E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00066H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00066S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00066F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **111–24** (pass) · lower
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 66 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **107–30** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Leach — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-11-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2024-11-12** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-04-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-16** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-04-16** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-28** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-28** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-04-30** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-30** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-04-30** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-05** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-06** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-06** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-06** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-06** Record vote
- **2025-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-06** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-06** Record vote
- **2025-05-06** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-07** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-05-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-08** Referred to s/c on Family & Fiduciary Relationships by Speaker `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
- **2025-05-19** Considered by s/c in public hearing
- **2025-05-19** Committee substitute considered in s/c `substitution`
- **2025-05-19** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
- **2025-05-19** Left pending in subcommittee
- **2025-05-21** Recalled from subcommittee
- **2025-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-21** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-05-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-22** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-22** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-23** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-24** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-26** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-27** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2025-05-27** Record vote
- **2025-05-27** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-28** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-30** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2025-05-30** Read
- **2025-05-30** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2025-05-30** Record vote
- **2025-05-31** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2025-05-31** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-06-01** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/91315934-abfc-421c-aed6-e89049b0b051`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).