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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the provision of citizenship assistance to veterans by the Texas Veterans Commission."
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description: "Relating to the provision of citizenship assistance to veterans by the Texas Veterans Commission."
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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: "SB 886"
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citation: "Texas SB 886 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Aliens (I0032)", "Military & Veterans (I0535)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "VETERANS COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0016)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Romero, Jr."]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 0
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first_action: "2021-03-01"
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last_action: "2021-05-28"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b6210d1a-7c52-4004-8dcc-6f75804a1088"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00800_SB00899/SB 886.xml"
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source_hash: "4040dd665741fe85ad2a435cdc9b7fb740a65cbdb0cf4bb3a5175f55ddb1d531"
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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 SB 886 (87) — Relating to the provision of citizenship assistance to veterans by the Texas Veterans Commission.
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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/SB00886I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00886E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00886H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00886S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00886F.HTM)
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## Sponsors
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- Blanco — primary (person)
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- Romero, Jr. — primary (person)
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- Campbell — cosponsor (person)
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- Hancock — cosponsor (person)
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- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-03-01** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-11** Referred to Vet Affairs & Border Security `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-30** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-03-31** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-01** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-01** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-07** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-08** Not again placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-08** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-09** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-09** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-09** Laid before the Senate
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- **2021-04-09** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-09** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-09** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-09** Record vote
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- **2021-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-09** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-09** Record vote
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- **2021-04-09** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-12** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-14** Referred to Defense & Veterans' Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-26** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-26** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-04-26** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-26** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-05-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-03** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-04** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2021-05-07** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2021-05-11** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2021-05-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-11** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-05-11** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-11** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-11** Record vote
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- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-11** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-18** House passage reported
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- **2021-05-18** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-19** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-19** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-05-28** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-05-28** 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/b6210d1a-7c52-4004-8dcc-6f75804a1088`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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