republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/89r/hb-2193.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a study by the Texas Veterans Commission regarding the provision of veterans benefits in this state."
description: "Relating to a study by the Texas Veterans Commission regarding the provision of veterans benefits in this state."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 2193"
citation: "Texas HB 2193 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor (I0375)", "Interim Studies (I0448)", "Legislature (I0520)", "Military & Veterans (I0535)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)", "VETERANS COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0016)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Garcia, Josey", "Guillen", "Lozano", "Menéndez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-01-29"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6f4ae6c8-3b2a-4950-b04e-b5f28b99da92"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02100_HB02199/HB 2193.xml"
source_hash: "f925d4f639ca5e4f664d62d6171751afec5c4b549ae2db5414b02c51de3abc70"
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 2193 (89R) — Relating to a study by the Texas Veterans Commission regarding the provision of veterans benefits in this state.

## 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/HB02193I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02193E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02193H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02193S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02193F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **111–25** (pass) · lower
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2193 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **117–22** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Garcia, Josey — primary (person)
- Guillen — primary (person)
- Lozano — primary (person)
- Menéndez — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa, Adam — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" — cosponsor (person)
- Miles — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-01-29** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-14** Referred to s/c on Defense & Veterans' Affairs by Speaker `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-31** Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .
- **2025-03-31** Considered by s/c in public hearing
- **2025-03-31** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee
- **2025-03-31** Left pending in subcommittee
- **2025-04-30** Recalled from subcommittee
- **2025-04-30** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-30** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-05** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-05** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-08** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-10** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-13** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-05-13** Record vote
- **2025-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-14** Record vote
- **2025-05-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-14** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-15** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-15** Referred to Vet Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-22** Posting rule suspended
- **2025-05-23** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-23** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-23** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-23** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-25** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2025-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-25** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-25** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-25** Record vote
- **2025-05-26** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-27** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-27** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
- **2025-06-20** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6f4ae6c8-3b2a-4950-b04e-b5f28b99da92`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).