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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents."
+description: "Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 2730"
+citation: "Texas HB 2730 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "CONDEMNATION (S0063)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "Property Interests--Eminent Domain (I0615)", "Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)", "TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION (V4353)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Burns", "Canales", "Deshotel", "Geren", "King, Ken", "Kolkhorst"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 50
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-03-03"
+last_action: "2021-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dca6ccaa-97e9-4ef5-b26d-04adfaf8e9fa"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02700_HB02799/HB 2730.xml"
+source_hash: "32c200186ae3092a9980e402cc91ff36979d2b5244fa7bc61f9018cd43e9668d"
+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 2730 (87) — Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents.
+
+## 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/HB02730I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02730E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02730H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02730S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02730F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **143–1** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Burns — primary (person)
+- Canales — primary (person)
+- Deshotel — primary (person)
+- Geren — primary (person)
+- King, Ken — primary (person)
+- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
+- Cain — cosponsor (person)
+- Cason — cosponsor (person)
+- Harless — cosponsor (person)
+- Harris — cosponsor (person)
+- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
+- Hull — cosponsor (person)
+- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
+- Krause — cosponsor (person)
+- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
+- Romero, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
+- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
+- Toth — cosponsor (person)
+- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-03** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-17** Referred to Land & Resource Management `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-30** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-03-30** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-30** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-04** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-04** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-05** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-10** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-12** Placed on Major State Calendar
+- **2021-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-12** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-05-12** Record vote
+- **2021-05-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-13** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-13** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-13** Record vote
+- **2021-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-13** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-13** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-18** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-20** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-27** Laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate passage 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`
+- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-16** Effective on 1/1/22 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dca6ccaa-97e9-4ef5-b26d-04adfaf8e9fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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