republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/851/hb-21.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to public school finance, including funding for the recruitment and retention of teachers and the support of participants in the public school employees group insurance program."
description: "Relating to public school finance, including funding for the recruitment and retention of teachers and the support of participants in the public school employees group insurance program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "851"
identifier: "HB 21"
citation: "Texas HB 21 (851)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Education--Primary & Secondary--Charter Schools (I0245)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Finance (I0250)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)", "AUTISM & PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS (S0566)", "DYSLEXIA (S9807)", "FOUNDATION SCHOOL FUND (S0734)", "DEAF", "TEXAS SCHOOL FOR THE (V1199)", "EDUCATION AGENCY", "TEXAS (V9941)", "EDUCATION", "COMMISSIONER OF (V9954)", "PUBLIC SCHOOL FINANCE", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V1148)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bernal", "Huberty", "Taylor, Larry", "Zerwas"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 115
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-07-18"
last_action: "2017-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c8c6f68b-3747-4298-a168-2ca39cdda398"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 21.xml"
source_hash: "27fe22c3dd939405c63d4bb30968c0cbceb41a5191a1b82b4f94d09fdec244c8"
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 21 (851) — Relating to public school finance, including funding for the recruitment and retention of teachers and the support of participants in the public school employees group insurance program.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB00021I.htm)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB00021E.htm)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB00021H.htm)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB00021S.htm)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB00021F.htm)

## Sponsors

- Bernal — primary (person)
- Huberty — primary (person)
- Taylor, Larry — primary (person)
- Zerwas — primary (person)
- Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Anderson, Rodney — cosponsor (person)
- Arévalo — cosponsor (person)
- Bohac — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen, Dennis — cosponsor (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Button — cosponsor (person)
- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
- Cook — cosponsor (person)
- Cortez — cosponsor (person)
- Darby — cosponsor (person)
- Faircloth — cosponsor (person)
- Giddings — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
- Herrero — cosponsor (person)
- Kacal — cosponsor (person)
- Koop — cosponsor (person)
- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
- Minjarez — cosponsor (person)
- Moody — cosponsor (person)
- Murphy — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Neave — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Paddie — cosponsor (person)
- Phelan — cosponsor (person)
- Price — cosponsor (person)
- Raney — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- Schubert — cosponsor (person)
- Shine — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
- Uresti, Tomas — cosponsor (person)
- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
- Villalba — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Wray — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-07-18** Filed `filing`
- **2017-07-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-07-20** Referred to Public Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-24** Considered in public hearing
- **2017-07-24** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2017-07-24** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2017-07-24** Left pending in committee
- **2017-07-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2017-07-25** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2017-07-25** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-26** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2017-07-26** Committee report distributed
- **2017-07-26** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2017-07-31** Recommitted to committee
- **2017-07-31** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
- **2017-07-31** Considered in formal meeting
- **2017-07-31** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2017-07-31** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-31** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2017-07-31** Committee report distributed
- **2017-08-01** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2017-08-01** Considered in Calendars
- **2017-08-04** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2017-08-02** Calendars Committee rule adopted
- **2017-08-02** Record vote
- **2017-08-02** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-08-04** Passed to engrossment
- **2017-08-04** Record vote
- **2017-08-04** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-04** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-08-07** Passed `passage`
- **2017-08-07** Record vote
- **2017-08-07** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-07** Reported engrossed
- **2017-08-08** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2017-08-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-08-08** Referred to Education `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2017-08-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2017-08-11** Testimony taken in committee
- **2017-08-11** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-08-11** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2017-08-14** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2017-08-14** Laid before the Senate
- **2017-08-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-08-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-14** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-14** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-14** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-14** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-14** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-14** Record vote
- **2017-08-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-14** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-14** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-14** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-08-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-14** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-14** Record vote
- **2017-08-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-14** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-14** Record vote
- **2017-08-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-14** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-14** Vote reconsidered
- **2017-08-14** Amendment to amendment offered
- **2017-08-14** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2017-08-14** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-14** Amendment adopted as amended
- **2017-08-14** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-14** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2017-08-14** Record vote
- **2017-08-14** Remarks ordered printed
- **2017-08-14** Remarks ordered printed
- **2017-08-15** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-08-15** Passed `passage`
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-15** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2017-08-15** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2017-08-15** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2017-08-15** 1 hr. notice-to suspend rules
- **2017-08-15** Rules suspended
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Motion to concur in Senate amendment(s)
- **2017-08-15** Point of order overruled
- **2017-08-15** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-15** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-15** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2017-08-15** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2017-08-15** Reported enrolled
- **2017-08-15** Signed in the House
- **2017-08-15** Signed in the Senate
- **2017-08-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-16** See remarks for effective date

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c8c6f68b-3747-4298-a168-2ca39cdda398`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).