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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the release to mandatory supervision of certain inmates confined in a county jail."
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description: "Relating to the release to mandatory supervision of certain inmates confined in a county jail."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "87"
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identifier: "HB 721"
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citation: "Texas HB 721 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CRIME VICTIMS (S0046)", "CRIMINAL JUSTICE", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8788)", "Corrections--Jails & Prisons (I0092)", "Corrections--Parole", "Probation & Pardons (I0093)", "MANDATORY & COMMUNITY SUPERVISION (S2314)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Schwertner", "Wilson"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 53
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2020-12-03"
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last_action: "2021-06-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bace26ea-a6cc-49df-ab86-13297c3b34f8"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00700_HB00799/HB 721.xml"
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source_hash: "4c77a5b97d64f05eca5799b093d42c376839bf33eda9838c6886d65507ba92f5"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas HB 721 (87) — Relating to the release to mandatory supervision of certain inmates confined in a county jail.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00721I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00721E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00721H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00721S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00721F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- other — **147–0** (fail) · upper
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- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Schwertner — primary (person)
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- Wilson — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2020-12-03** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-01** Referred to Corrections `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-07** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-04-07** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-04-14** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-14** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-14** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-22** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-04-22** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-04-23** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2021-04-27** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2021-04-30** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2021-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-30** Passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-30** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-30** Record vote
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- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-30** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-05-10** Referred to Criminal Justice `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-20** Posting rule suspended
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- **2021-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-24** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-24** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-05-24** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-25** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-05-25** Record vote
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- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-25** Record vote
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- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
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- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
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- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-28** Record vote
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- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
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- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-15** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/bace26ea-a6cc-49df-ab86-13297c3b34f8`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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