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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the performance of pest control work by persons who hold a commercial or noncommercial applicator license issued by the Department of Agriculture."
+description: "Relating to the performance of pest control work by persons who hold a commercial or noncommercial applicator license issued by the Department of Agriculture."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 1070"
+citation: "Texas HB 1070 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Agriculture (I0020)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "PESTICIDES & HERBICIDES (S1080)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Harris", "Perry", "Toth"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 45
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-01-12"
+last_action: "2021-05-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df21037e-d2cd-4dbe-8052-fdee4ebbb70b"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01000_HB01099/HB 1070.xml"
+source_hash: "efd781520a6b649a6322fb68b44c4c716dbf7dae1c14645eb71d59922a532a0c"
+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 1070 (87) — Relating to the performance of pest control work by persons who hold a commercial or noncommercial applicator license issued by the Department of Agriculture.
+
+## 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/87R/billtext/html/HB01070I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01070E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01070H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01070S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01070F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Anderson — primary (person)
+- Harris — primary (person)
+- Perry — primary (person)
+- Toth — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-12** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-04** Referred to Agriculture & Livestock `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-11** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-11** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-18** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-18** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-03-19** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-03-19** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-03-22** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-03-24** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-03-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-03-24** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-03-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-03-25** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-03-25** Record vote
+- **2021-03-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-03-25** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-03-25** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-04-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-08** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-04-19** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-19** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-04-20** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-04-20** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
+- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-29** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-04-29** Record vote
+- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-29** Record vote
+- **2021-04-29** Senate passage reported
+- **2021-04-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-03** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-03** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-04** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-05-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-15** 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/df21037e-d2cd-4dbe-8052-fdee4ebbb70b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+