Legislative Research: TX HB20 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session

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SessionTitle/DescriptionLast Action
2025
89th Legislature 2nd Special Session

(Passed)
Relating to measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations and theft during declared disasters, including establishing a designation program for disaster relief nonprofit organizations and financial institutions; creating a crimin...
[HB20 2025 Detail][HB20 2025 Text][HB20 2025 Comments]
2025-09-17
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 4, 2025
2025
89th Legislature 1st Special Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to certain measures to prevent and reduce fraudulent charitable solicitations during disasters, including establishing a voluntary certification program for disaster relief organizations.
[HB20 2025 Detail][HB20 2025 Text][HB20 2025 Comments]
2025-08-12
Placed on Major State Calendar
2025-2026
89th Legislature

(Passed)
Relating to establishing the Applied Sciences Pathway program.
[HB20 2025 Detail][HB20 2025 Text][HB20 2025 Comments]
2025-06-20
Effective immediately
2023
88th Legislature 4th Special Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to the prohibition on instruction and certain activities regarding sexual orientation or gender identity provided or allowed by school districts, open-enrollment charter schools, and district and charter school employees.
[HB20 2023 Detail][HB20 2023 Text][HB20 2023 Comments]
2023-11-07
Filed
2023
88th Legislature 3rd Special Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem taxation.
[HB20 2023 Detail][HB20 2023 Text][HB20 2023 Comments]
2023-10-06
Filed
2023
88th Legislature 2nd Special Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to the employment and licensing of border security officers employed by the Department of Public Safety.
[HB20 2023 Detail][HB20 2023 Text][HB20 2023 Comments]
2023-06-27
Filed
2023
88th Legislature 1st Special Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to informed consent before provision of certain medical treatments and exemptions from COVID-19 vaccination requirements.
[HB20 2023 Detail][HB20 2023 Text][HB20 2023 Comments]
2023-05-30
Filed
2023-2024
88th Legislature

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to measures to ensure the safety and welfare of the border region of this state, including protection from ongoing criminal activity and public health threats and the establishment of the Border Protection Unit; creating a criminal offense; ...
[HB20 2023 Detail][HB20 2023 Text][HB20 2023 Comments]
2023-05-09
Returned to committee
2021
87th Legislature 3rd Special Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to the entitlement of a member of the legislature to receive certain state funds following an absence without leave when the applicable house of the legislature lacks a quorum to do business.
[HB20 2021 Detail][HB20 2021 Text][HB20 2021 Comments]
2021-09-08
Filed
2021
87th Legislature 2nd Special Session

(Passed)
Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.
[HB20 2021 Detail][HB20 2021 Text][HB20 2021 Comments]
2021-09-09
Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . December 2, 2021
2021
87th Legislature 1st Special Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to complaint procedures and disclosure requirements for and censorship of users' expressions by social media platforms.
[HB20 2021 Detail][HB20 2021 Text][HB20 2021 Comments]
2021-07-13
Filed
2021-2022
87th Legislature

(Engrossed - Dead)
Relating to rules for fixing the amount of bail, to the release of certain defendants on a bail bond or personal bond, to related duties of certain officers taking bail bonds and of a magistrate in a criminal case, to charitable bail organizations, a...
[HB20 2021 Detail][HB20 2021 Text][HB20 2021 Comments]
2021-05-31
Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
2019-2020
86th Legislature

(Engrossed - Dead)
Relating to the allocation of certain constitutional transfers of money to the economic stabilization fund, the Texas legacy fund, and the state highway fund and to the management and investment of the economic stabilization fund, the Texas legacy fu...
[HB20 2019 Detail][HB20 2019 Text][HB20 2019 Comments]
2019-04-25
Received from the House
2017
85th Legislature 1st Special Session

(Engrossed - Dead)
Relating to an appropriation of money from the economic stabilization fund to decrease participants' health insurance costs for certain health benefit plans administered by the Teacher Retirement System of Texas.
[HB20 2017 Detail][HB20 2017 Text][HB20 2017 Comments]
2017-08-03
Received from the House
2017-2018
85th Legislature

(Engrossed - Dead)
Relating to the review, oversight, and reporting of certain state agency contracts and the assessment of certain state agency projects.
[HB20 2017 Detail][HB20 2017 Text][HB20 2017 Comments]
2017-05-10
Referred to Finance
2015-2016
84th Legislature

(Passed)
Relating to the operations of and transportation planning and expenditures by the Texas Department of Transportation and planning organizations.
[HB20 2015 Detail][HB20 2015 Text][HB20 2015 Comments]
2015-06-03
Effective immediately
2013
83rd Legislature 3rd Special Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to certain eminent domain authority and the expiration or suspension of certain unreported eminent domain authority.
[HB20 2013 Detail][HB20 2013 Text][HB20 2013 Comments]
2013-08-05
Filed
2013
83rd Legislature 2nd Special Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to authorizing a marriage between two persons of the same sex in this state and repealing the statutory prohibition against the recognition of a civil union or similar relationship entered into in another state between two persons of the sam...
[HB20 2013 Detail][HB20 2013 Text][HB20 2013 Comments]
2013-07-10
Referred to State Affairs
2013
83rd Legislature 1st Special Session

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to the allocation of certain motor vehicle sales, use, and rental tax revenue to the state highway fund and to the uses of that revenue.
[HB20 2013 Detail][HB20 2013 Text][HB20 2013 Comments]
2013-06-17
Referred to Appropriations
2013-2014
83rd Legislature

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to the repurchase of real property from an entity with eminent domain authority.
[HB20 2013 Detail][HB20 2013 Text][HB20 2013 Comments]
2013-04-15
Left pending in committee
2011
82nd Legislature 1st Special

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to notice required for termination of a teacher's probationary contract or nonrenewal of a teacher's term contract.
[HB20 2011 Detail][HB20 2011 Text][HB20 2011 Comments]
2011-06-27
Postponed
2011-2012
82nd Legislature

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to the punishment prescribed for burglary of a vehicle and to grants of community supervision to persons who commit that offense.
[HB20 2011 Detail][HB20 2011 Text][HB20 2011 Comments]
2011-03-01
Left pending in committee
2009-2010
81st Legislature

(Introduced - Dead)
Relating to exempting textbooks for university and college courses from the sales tax.
[HB20 2009 Detail][HB20 2009 Text][HB20 2009 Comments]
2009-04-20
Left pending in committee

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Legislative Citation

APA
TX HB20 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session. (2021, September 09). LegiScan. Retrieved October 03, 2026, from https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB20/2021/X2
MLA
"TX HB20 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session." LegiScan. LegiScan LLC, 09 Sep. 2021. Web. 03 Oct. 2026. <https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB20/2021/X2>.
Chicago
"TX HB20 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session." September 09, 2021 LegiScan. Accessed October 03, 2026. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB20/2021/X2.
Turabian
LegiScan. TX HB20 | 2021 | 87th Legislature 2nd Special Session. 09 September 2021. https://legiscan.com/TX/bill/HB20/2021/X2 (accessed October 03, 2026).

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Same As/Similar To

BillRelationshipDateTitleLast Action
SB90Similar To2021-08-30Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.Left pending in committee
SB90Similar To2021-08-30Relating to censorship of or certain other interference with digital expression, including expression on social media platforms or through electronic mail messages.Left pending in committee

Texas State Sources

TypeSource
Summaryhttps://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=872&Bill=HB20
Texthttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/billtext/html/HB00020I.htm
Texthttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/billtext/html/HB00020H.htm
Texthttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/billtext/html/HB00020E.htm
Texthttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/billtext/html/HB00020S.htm
Texthttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/billtext/html/HB00020F.htm
Amendmenthttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/amendments/html/HB00020H21.HTM
Amendmenthttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/amendments/html/HB00020H22.HTM
Amendmenthttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/amendments/html/HB00020H23.HTM
Amendmenthttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/amendments/html/HB00020H24.HTM
Amendmenthttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/amendments/html/HB00020H25.HTM
Amendmenthttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/amendments/html/HB00020H26.HTM
Amendmenthttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/amendments/html/HB00020S2F1.HTM
Supplementhttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/fiscalnotes/html/HB00020I.htm
Supplementhttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/fiscalnotes/html/HB00020H.htm
Supplementhttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/analysis/html/HB00020H.htm
Supplementhttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/fiscalnotes/html/HB00020E.htm
Supplementhttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/analysis/html/HB00020E.htm
Supplementhttps://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/872/fiscalnotes/html/HB00020F.htm
Roll Callhttps://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=872&Bill=HB20&RcdVtNo=83&Ch=H&Dt=08/27/2021
Roll Callhttps://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=872&Bill=HB20&RcdVtNo=84&Ch=H&Dt=08/27/2021
Roll Callhttps://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=872&Bill=HB20&RcdVtNo=85&Ch=H&Dt=08/27/2021
Roll Callhttps://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=872&Bill=HB20&RcdVtNo=86&Ch=H&Dt=08/27/2021
Roll Callhttps://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=872&Bill=HB20&RcdVtNo=95&Ch=H&Dt=08/30/2021
Roll Callhttps://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/872/pdf/87S208-31-F.PDF#page=33
Roll Callhttps://journals.senate.texas.gov/sjrnl/872/pdf/87S208-31-F.PDF#page=34
Roll Callhttps://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=872&Bill=HB20&RcdVtNo=141&Ch=H&Dt=09/02/2021

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