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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to a vendor's remedies for nonpayment of a contract with this state or a political subdivision of this state."
+description: "Relating to a vendor's remedies for nonpayment of a contract with this state or a political subdivision of this state."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 1476"
+citation: "Texas HB 1476 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "Purchasing--Local (I0644)", "Purchasing--State (I0643)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions (I0749)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Keith", "Cyrier", "Leach", "Nichols", "Raymond", "Romero, Jr."]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 43
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-01-29"
+last_action: "2021-06-07"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cf5ca04d-4ef5-4cb3-99c0-37fbe35b705e"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01400_HB01499/HB 1476.xml"
+source_hash: "fe74d3ff73cd87e9225562cb0534d1d512bfcef498d5baa4b788557dafeafad3"
+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 1476 (87) — Relating to a vendor's remedies for nonpayment of a contract with this state or a political subdivision of 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/87R/billtext/html/HB01476I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01476E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01476H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01476S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01476F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **144–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
+- Cyrier — primary (person)
+- Leach — primary (person)
+- Nichols — primary (person)
+- Raymond — primary (person)
+- Romero, Jr. — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-01-29** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-05** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-20** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-20** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-22** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-22** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-29** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-30** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-30** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-05** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-07** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-10** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-11** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-11** Record vote
+- **2021-05-11** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-17** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-22** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-24** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Senate passage reported
+- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-25** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-26** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-07** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cf5ca04d-4ef5-4cb3-99c0-37fbe35b705e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+