83rd Legislature Information

This page provides a list of legislation created during the current legislative session that has a direct impact on TDLR and the programs it administers. Clicking on the bill number will open a new browser page from the Texas Legislature Online, detailing the history of actions taken on the legislation as well as the text of the bill. A link to more information is included with each bill.

More information on the legislative process and how a bill becomes law is available at the Texas Legislature web site.

Bills are categorized by the programs they affect:

Air Conditioning
  • SB 383 by Carona - Relating to the repeal of certain provisions governing the sale and use of certain refrigerants
  • HB 1503 by Kuempel - Relating to the appointment of building contractors to certain trade advisory boards of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
  • SB 407 by Carona - Relating to an exemption for persons who sell certain burglar and fire alarm components from the requirement to be licensed as an air conditioning and refrigeration contractor
  • HB 2173 by Walle - Relating to the licensing of air conditioning and refrigeration technicians
  • HB 2294 by Kuempel - Relating to an exemption from air conditioning and refrigeration contracting regulation for installation of a thermostat
Architectural Barriers
  • HB 1778 by Schaefer - Relating to abolishing the regulation of the practice of interior design (includes amendments to AB statute, Chapter 469)
Auctioneers
  • HB 3038 by Anderson - Relating to licensing and regulation of auctioneers; authorizing a fee.
Barbering and Cosmetology
  • HB 2095 by Thompson - Relating to the regulation of barbering and cosmetology; authorizing fees
  • SB 973 by Carona - Relating to the regulation of barbering and cosmetology; authorizing fees
  • HB 3156 by Harper-Brown - Relating to the regulation of certain practices in barbering and cosmetology
  • HB 566 by Gutierrez - Relating to the practice of cosmetology
  • SB 362 by Watson – Relating to the practice of cosmetology
  • HB 1779 by Schaefer - Relating to the regulation of the practices of barbering and cosmetology and associated locations
  • HB 619 by Gonzalez - Relating to the requirements for issuance of certain barbering and cosmetology licenses and certificates for applicants holding licenses issued by other states
  • SB 1093 by West - Relating to non-substantive additions to and corrections in enacted codes, to the non-substantive codification or disposition of various laws omitted from enacted codes, and to conforming codifications enacted by the 82nd Legislature to other Acts of that legislature
  • HB 2494 by Harper-Brown - Relating to the regulation of certain occupations
  • HB 3477 by Allen - Relating to the regulation of cosmetology, including eyebrow or facial hair threading
Boiler Safety
  • HB 1184 by Thompson - relating to an exemption from registration and regulation requirements for steam cookers
  • SB 506 by Watson - relating to an exemption from registration and regulation requirements for steam cookers
Combative Sports
  • HB 1551 by Vo - Relating to the elimination of the licensing and registration requirements for ringside physicians and timekeepers for combative sports events
  • SB 618 by Carona - Relating to the elimination of the licensing and registration requirements for ringside physicians and timekeepers for combative sports events
Electricians
  • HB 796 by Thompson - Relating to the licensing of a journeyman lineman
  • HB 1352 by Callegari - Relating to an exemption for certain persons who sell signs from the requirement to be licensed as an electrician
  • SB 803 by Davis - Relating to an exemption for certain persons who sell signs from the requirement to be licensed as an electrician
  • HB 1503 by Kuempel - Relating to the appointment of building contractors to certain trade advisory boards of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
  • HB 2029 by Turner, Chris - Relating to the eligibility requirements for electrician licenses issued to applicants with military service
Elevator
  • SB 540 by Carona - Relating to the regulation, registration, and certification of inspectors for elevators, escalators, and related equipment
  • HB 2188 by Smith - Relating to the requirements for elevators, escalators, and related equipment; providing penalties.
  • SB 673 by Carona - Relating to the requirements for elevators, escalators, and related equipment
Identity Recovery Service Contract Providers
Industrialized Housing and Buildings
  • HB 578 by Guillen - Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings
  • SB 672 by Carona -Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing and buildings
  • HB 2955  by Guillen - Relating to the regulation of industrialized housing by the manufactured housing division of the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs; providing a criminal penalty; authorizing fees’
  • SB 1673 by Taylor – companion to HB 2955
Licensed Court Interpreters
  • SB 966 by West – Relating to creation of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission and the consolidation of judicial profession regulation; imposing penalties; authorizing fees
  • HB 3790 by Perry – Relating to creation of the Judicial Branch Certification Commission and the consolidation of judicial profession regulation; imposing penalties; authorizing fees
Loss Damage Waivers
Polygraph Examiners
  • SB 562 by Carona - Relating to the license qualifications and continuing education requirements for polygraph examiners
Property Tax Professionals
  • HB 1042 by Flynn - Relating to the dismissal of complaints against property tax professionals
  • SB 464 by Deuell - companion
  • HB 2232 by Simmons - Relating to the education requirements for certain property tax professionals to be eligible for registration
  • SB 546 by Williams - Relating to continuing education requirements and a registration exemption for county tax assessor-collectors
  • HB 1224 by Hilderbran - companion
  • HB 2224 by Hilderbran - Relating to the qualifications of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district; creating an offense
  • HB 3284 by Davis, Yvonne - Relating to the certification of certain chief appraisers as registered Texas assessors; imposing a fee
Staff Leasing Services
  • SB 1286 by Williams - Relating to the regulation of professional employer services
  • HB 2763 by Hunter - Relating to the regulation of professional employer services; authorizing fees
  • HB 1987 by Perry - Relating to the payment of unemployment taxes under a staff leasing services contract
  • SB 959 by Fraser - Relating to the payment of unemployment taxes under a staff leasing services contract
Temporary Common Workers
  • SB 473 by Carona - Relating to the regulation of temporary common worker employers
Used Auto Parts Recyclers
  • HB 2281 by Phillips - Relating to the titling of non-repairable, salvage, and abandoned motor vehicles and the regulation of dealers of those vehicles or parts from those vehicles; providing penalties
Vehicle Towing, Booting and Storage
  • SB 1053 by Carona - Relating to the content of a notice provided to an owner or lienholder of a vehicle towed to a vehicle storage facility
  • HB 411 by King - Relating to the release of a vehicle held by a vehicle storage facility
  • HB 583 by Kleinschmidt - Relating to the impoundment of a motor vehicle operated without financial responsibility and involved in an accident or traffic violation
  • HB 1476 by Smith - Relating to public insurance adjusters’ unauthorized removal of vehicles from vehicle storage facilities
  • HB 2345 by Zedler - Relating to the request for a hearing regarding a vehicle that has been towed or booted
  • SB 298 by Estes - Relating to the licensing and regulation of the towing of a vehicle by its owner
Water Well Drillers
  • SB 1249 by Carona - Relating to plugging, capping, repairing, or completing certain wells
  • HB 2624 by Ashby - Relating to the regulation of water wells under the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission of Licensing and Regulation to prevent groundwater pollution
  • SB 1387 by Carona - Relating to water well drillers and pump installers; authorizing fees
  • HB 3317 by Keffer - Relating to the exemption of a water well from certain permitting by and compliance with rules of a groundwater conservation district
  • HB 338 by Guillen - Relating to the court in which a hearing regarding the towing of a motor vehicle may be held
Weather Modification
  • SB 671 by Carona - Relating to the deregulation of weather modification operations
TDLR
  • HB 1950 by Thompson – Relating to the repeal of certain offenses relating to certain occupations regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
  • SB 972 by Carona – Relating to the repeal of certain offenses relating to certain occupations regulated by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
  • HB 1331 by Stephenson - Relating to the confidentiality of certain complaints to and investigations by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation
  • SB 408 by Carona - companion to HB 1331
Military Licensing
  • HB 45 by Flynn - Relating to the occupational licensing of members of the military spouses of members of the military
  • SB 162 by Van de Putte - Relating to the occupational licensing of members of the military spouses of members of the military
  • SB 242 by Carona – Relating to the eligibility requirements for certain occupational licenses issued to applicants with military experience
  • HB 1939 by Orr – Relating to the eligibility requirements for certain occupational licenses issued to applicants with military experience
  • HB 2029 by Turner, Chris - Relating to the eligibility requirements for electrician licenses issued to applicants with military service
  • HB 2254 by Geren - Relating to apprenticeship requirements for occupational licenses issued to applicants with military experience
  • HB 3545 by Menendez - Relating to employment, higher education, and state purchasing programs for veterans
Office of Regulatory Best Practices
  • SB 1250 by Carona - Relating to the creation of an office of regulatory best practices in the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and the evaluation by the office of proposals by members of the legislature to regulate occupations
State Agencies
  • HB 9 by Flynn - Relating to posting certain information regarding compensation of state agency executive staff on the Internet
  • HB 12 by Flynn - Relating to gifts made to a state agency for a state employee salary supplement
  • HB 16 by Flynn - Relating to a requirement that a state agency post the results of certain audits on the state agency's Internet website
  • HB 798 by Thompson – Relating to certain actions taken by certain licensing authorities regarding a license holder or applicant who has been convicted of a Class C misdemeanor
  • HB 1994 by Reynolds - Relating to the purchase of certain commodity items by a state agency
  • HB 2414 by Button – Relating to requirements for open meetings held by videoconference call
  • HB 2851 by Callegari - Relating to the adoption of new rules by state agencies
  • HB 2852 by Callegari - Relating to state purchase of information technology commodity items
  • HB 2906 by Harper-Brown - Relating to a hiring freeze of nonessential personnel employed by certain state agencies
  • HB 2934 by Hunter - Relating to electronic communications during a public meeting and the definitions of public information and official business under the public information law; creating an offense
  • HB 2953 by Guillen - Relating to the ability of a state license holder to practice the person's profession
  • HB 2962 by Harper-Brown - Relating to the use of a credit or charge card by a state agency to make certain purchases
  • HB 3093 by Elkins - Relating to information resources technologies of state agencies
  • HB 3115 by Pitts - Relating to the powers and duties of the Legislative Budget Board, including the receipt of reports by the board
  • HB 3116 by Cook - Relating to the recovery of uniform statewide accounting project costs from state agencies and vendors
  • HB 3286 by Davis, Yvonne - Relating to prohibiting the sale or release of personal identifying information by a state governmental body
  • HB 3394 by Harper-Brown - Relating to the Sunset Advisory Commission
  • HB 3408 by Dutton - Relating to reports to the legislature on administrative hearings conducted by the State Office of Administrative Hearings
  • HB 3628 by Gonzalez - Relating to reasonable workplace accommodation for employees with certain disabilities
  • HB 3648 by Harper-Brown - Relating to the performance of certain state purchasing contracts
  • HB 3690 by Carter - Relating to a study comparing the compensation of state employees to the compensation of private sector employees
  • HB 3804 by Branch - Relating to written electronic communications between members of a governmental body
  • HB 3833 by Harper-Brown – Relating to the Sunset Advisory Commission
  • SB 1295 by Davis – Relating to state agency purchasing
  • SB 1369 by Davis - Relating to providing information to the legislature regarding state and local fiscal impact of legislative measures
  • SB 1396  by Estes – Relating to state agency investigations
  • SB 1466 by Estes - Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate state licensees
  • SB 1597 by Zaffirini - Relating to the development of state agency information security plans
  • SB 1679 by Zaffirini - Relating to state agency procurement
  • SB 1680 by Zaffirini - Relating to certain requirements applicable to contracts entered into by state agencies
  • SB 1681 by Zaffirini - Relating to oversight and management of state contracts
  • SB 1682 by Zaffirini - Relating to certain ethics requirements applicable to state agencies, including required disclosures by state contractors
  • SB 1726 by Whitmire - Relating to the state classification officer's periodic salary studies at state agencies experiencing high employee turnover or attrition rates
  • SB 1737 by Van de Putte - Relating to employment, higher education, and state purchasing programs for veterans
General Licensing
  • HB 87 by Callegari - Relating to regulation of an individual’s occupation
  • HB 1659 by Thompson, Senfronia - Relating to certain actions taken by certain licensing authorities regarding a license holder or applicant who received deferred adjudication for certain offenses
New Programs

Foundation Repair

  • HB 613 by Orr - Relating to the regulation of foundation repair contractors; providing a penalty
  • SB 802 by Davis - Relating to the regulation of foundation repair contractors; providing penalties; authorizing fees

Roofing Contractors

  • HB 888 by Sheets - Relating to the licensing and regulation of roofing contractors
  • SB 311 by Carona – Relating to the licensing and regulation of roofing contractors
  • SB 19 by Carona  - Relating to certain residential and other structures and mitigation of loss to those structures resulting from natural catastrophes; providing administrative and criminal penalties (includes Roofing Contractors)
  • HB 2693 by Sheets - Relating to the registration of roofing contractors; authorizing a fee and providing penalties
  • HB 3242 by Davis, John  – Relating to roofing contractors; creating an offense

Driver's Education

  • HB 2983 by Dutton - Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Education Agency and to the abolition of the State Board for Educator Certification and the transfer of its functions to the Texas Education Agency; changing the amounts of certain fees
  • SB 218 by Patrick | Nichols - companion
  • HB 2320 by Parker - Relating to establishing a pilot program for driver education schools to administer certain driver's license examinations; authorizing fees

Amusement Rides

Legal Claims

  • HB 1254 by Thompson - Relating to transactions involving the assignment of rights in an individual's legal claim; authorizing the imposition of a fee (civil justice funding companies)
  • SB 1283 by Eltife – companion to HB 1254

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