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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the establishment of the industry-based certification advisory council and the transfer of certain duties to that advisory council."
+description: "Relating to the establishment of the industry-based certification advisory council and the transfer of certain duties to that advisory council."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 3938"
+citation: "Texas HB 3938 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Economic & Industrial Development--General (I0214)", "Education--Junior College Districts (I0225)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--General (I0230)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Teachers (I0242)", "Education--School Districts (I0220)", "Governor (I0375)", "INDUSTRY-BASED CERTIFICATION ADVISORY COUNCIL (VE92Z)", "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)", "Labor--Workforce Development (I0495)", "SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)", "TEXAS STATE TECHNICAL COLLEGE SYSTEM (U0010)", "WORKFORCE COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0470)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Cecil", "Bell, Keith", "Button", "Gates", "Johnson, Jarvis", "Powell"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 55
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-03-11"
+last_action: "2021-06-15"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/524a648e-727e-4c45-a40d-ddd20d988177"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03900_HB03999/HB 3938.xml"
+source_hash: "56cd5d2dab1e2f4233eadd26b82c44d5b5843c928688ae04bdfc89bc78574cd0"
+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 3938 (87) — Relating to the establishment of the industry-based certification advisory council and the transfer of certain duties to that advisory council.
+
+## 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/HB03938I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03938E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03938H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03938S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03938F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower
+- other — **148–0** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **148–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bell, Cecil — primary (person)
+- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
+- Button — primary (person)
+- Gates — primary (person)
+- Johnson, Jarvis — primary (person)
+- Powell — primary (person)
+- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
+- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
+- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
+- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-24** Referred to International Relations & Economic Development `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-31** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-31** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-14** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-14** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-14** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-19** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-19** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-20** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-23** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-27** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-27** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-28** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-28** Record vote
+- **2021-04-28** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-28** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-10** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `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** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **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
+- **2021-05-25** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-25** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-25** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-25** Record vote
+- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-25** 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 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`
+- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-15** Effective immediately `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/524a648e-727e-4c45-a40d-ddd20d988177`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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