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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the use of an entity name that falsely implies governmental affiliation."
+description: "Relating to the use of an entity name that falsely implies governmental affiliation."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 1493"
+citation: "Texas HB 1493 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "Business & Commerce--General (I0050)", "Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Herrero", "Hinojosa"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 74
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-01-29"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/7e859473-66fa-4242-945e-0921fdfb5ed5"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01400_HB01499/HB 1493.xml"
+source_hash: "10f722603b9a2f70111b9f7ceb12613afe096e193cb91c3b140966d6c7326a72"
+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 1493 (87) — Relating to the use of an entity name that falsely implies governmental affiliation.
+
+## 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/HB01493I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01493E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01493H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01493S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01493F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **134–8** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Herrero — primary (person)
+- Hinojosa — 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 Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-24** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-24** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-24** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-31** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-31** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-19** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-20** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-20** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
+- **2021-04-27** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
+- **2021-04-30** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
+- **2021-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-30** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-30** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-30** Record vote
+- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-03** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-17** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-20** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-20** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-24** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-24** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-24** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-26** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-26** Record vote
+- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-26** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
+- **2021-05-28** House requests conference committee
+- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-28** House refuses to concur-reported
+- **2021-05-28** House requests conference committee-reported
+- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-28** Senate grants request for conference comm.
+- **2021-05-28** Senate appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-29** Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
+- **2021-05-29** Senate appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-29** Conference committee report filed
+- **2021-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
+- **2021-05-30** House adopts conference committee report
+- **2021-05-30** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-30** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conference committee report
+- **2021-05-30** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** 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/7e859473-66fa-4242-945e-0921fdfb5ed5`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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