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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to certain agreements by architects and engineers in or in connection with certain construction contracts."
+description: "Relating to certain agreements by architects and engineers in or in connection with certain construction contracts."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 2116"
+citation: "Texas HB 2116 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ARCHITECTS & ARCHITECTURE (S0026)", "CONTRACTORS & SUBCONTRACTORS (S2563)", "Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "ENGINEERS & ENGINEERING (S1313)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Darby", "Krause", "Martinez", "Morales, Eddie", "Oliverson", "Powell"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 59
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2021-02-23"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d91ec9cc-f294-4f2f-8239-7709e90a4346"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02100_HB02199/HB 2116.xml"
+source_hash: "dd41f36f5df0f466332724da9ddc70499f93a3eeb2466fe24e7e66ba7acbe9ae"
+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 2116 (87) — Relating to certain agreements by architects and engineers in or in connection with certain construction contracts.
+
+## 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/HB02116I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02116E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02116H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02116S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02116F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- other — **136–6** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **126–21** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **136–6** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Darby — primary (person)
+- Krause — primary (person)
+- Martinez — primary (person)
+- Morales, Eddie — primary (person)
+- Oliverson — primary (person)
+- Powell — primary (person)
+- West — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-23** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-15** 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** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-31** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-12** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-13** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-15** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-20** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-20** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-21** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-21** Record vote
+- **2021-04-21** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-21** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-21** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-06** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-17** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-17** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-17** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-24** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **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 as amended reported
+- **2021-05-25** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-25** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-31** 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/d91ec9cc-f294-4f2f-8239-7709e90a4346`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+