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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the financial exploitation of certain vulnerable adults."
description: "Relating to the financial exploitation of certain vulnerable adults."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 4477"
citation: "Texas HB 4477 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Aging (I0015)", "FAMILY & PROTECTIVE SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0461)", "Financial--General (I0365)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Thompson, Senfronia", "Zaffirini"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-12"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b15c167-f903-41f3-b27f-736a80d0bef2"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04400_HB04499/HB 4477.xml"
source_hash: "0e2eeb601afbef60c33f5aae2fd2aa74bfe5ff512d7030cf98de5e9f29963937"
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 4477 (87) — Relating to the financial exploitation of certain vulnerable adults.
## 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/HB04477I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04477E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04477H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04477S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB04477F.HTM)
## Sponsors
- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-29** Referred to Pensions, Investments & Financial Services `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-14** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-14** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-14** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-14** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-23** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-23** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-23** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-28** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-28** Vote reconsidered in committee
- **2021-04-28** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-28** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-29** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-30** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-30** 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** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-08** Passed to engrossment
- **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** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-08** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-08** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-10** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-10** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-18** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-20** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-22** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-22** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-22** Record vote
- **2021-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-22** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-23** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-25** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-14** 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/6b15c167-f903-41f3-b27f-736a80d0bef2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).