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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the information required to be included in the certificate of formation of a filing entity."
+description: "Relating to the information required to be included in the certificate of formation of a filing entity."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 3131"
+citation: "Texas HB 3131 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Business & Commerce--General (I0050)", "Corporations & Associations (I0090)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Cole", "Hancock"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 56
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2021-03-08"
+last_action: "2021-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a84350f0-3a50-4f83-a4f1-9f6281c30e1c"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03100_HB03199/HB 3131.xml"
+source_hash: "6b09342ee08f3ef82326d6bb20adbec7fe1138baac10942cb12c97f7c7b4d07d"
+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 3131 (87) — Relating to the information required to be included in the certificate of formation of a filing entity.
+
+## 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/HB03131I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03131E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03131H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03131S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03131F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **144–1** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower
+- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
+- other — **147–0** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Cole — primary (person)
+- Hancock — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-08** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-19** Referred to Business & Industry `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-30** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-30** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-08** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-08** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-15** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-15** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-03** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-05** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-05** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-06** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-06** Record vote
+- **2021-05-06** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-10** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-11** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-19** Posting rule suspended
+- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-20** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-21** 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 `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
+- **2021-05-26** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-26** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-26** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-31** 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/a84350f0-3a50-4f83-a4f1-9f6281c30e1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+