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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; authorizing a fee."
+description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; authorizing a fee."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 636"
+citation: "Texas HB 636 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["CONTINUING EDUCATION (S0234)", "CRIMINAL RECORDS (S0008)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "PLUMBERS & PLUMBING (S0001)", "PLUMBING EXAMINERS", "TEXAS STATE BOARD OF (V0060)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Geren", "Hernandez", "Lambert", "Paddie", "Thompson, Senfronia", "Whitmire"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 64
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2020-11-24"
+last_action: "2021-05-26"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1569ee2d-f74f-4b35-9ae2-4d61b8d4b971"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00600_HB00699/HB 636.xml"
+source_hash: "34d4aa737eb42c2dd3b35bb23504e098fb2f6c37430a07b1875acd9172f8ea67"
+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 636 (87) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; authorizing a fee.
+
+## 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/HB00636I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00636E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00636H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00636S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00636F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **140–6** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Geren — primary (person)
+- Hernandez — primary (person)
+- Lambert — primary (person)
+- Paddie — primary (person)
+- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
+- Whitmire — primary (person)
+- Allen — cosponsor (person)
+- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
+- Anchia — cosponsor (person)
+- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
+- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
+- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
+- Beckley — cosponsor (person)
+- Bucy — cosponsor (person)
+- Button — cosponsor (person)
+- Campos — cosponsor (person)
+- Canales — cosponsor (person)
+- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
+- Cortez — cosponsor (person)
+- Cyrier — cosponsor (person)
+- Fierro — cosponsor (person)
+- González, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
+- González, Mary — cosponsor (person)
+- Goodwin — cosponsor (person)
+- Herrero — cosponsor (person)
+- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
+- Holland — cosponsor (person)
+- Howard — cosponsor (person)
+- Israel — cosponsor (person)
+- Johnson, Ann — cosponsor (person)
+- Kacal — cosponsor (person)
+- Lopez — cosponsor (person)
+- Menéndez — cosponsor (person)
+- Meza — cosponsor (person)
+- Morales, Christina — cosponsor (person)
+- Murr — cosponsor (person)
+- Neave — cosponsor (person)
+- Ordaz Perez — cosponsor (person)
+- Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
+- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
+- Romero, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Rose — cosponsor (person)
+- Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
+- Sherman, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
+- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
+- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
+- Turner, Chris — cosponsor (person)
+- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
+- White — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2020-11-24** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-01** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-10** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-10** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-10** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-03-15** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-03-15** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-03-16** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-09** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-13** Placed on Major State Calendar
+- **2021-04-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-13** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
+- **2021-04-13** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-13** Record vote
+- **2021-04-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-13** Amendment adopted as amended
+- **2021-04-13** Record vote
+- **2021-04-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-13** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-04-13** Record vote
+- **2021-04-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-14** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-14** Record vote
+- **2021-04-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-14** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-14** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-21** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-06** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-06** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-06** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-06** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-11** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-12** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-13** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2021-05-13** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-13** Amendment tabled
+- **2021-05-13** Record vote
+- **2021-05-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-13** Amendment tabled
+- **2021-05-13** Record vote
+- **2021-05-13** Passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-13** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-13** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-13** Record vote
+- **2021-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-13** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-13** Record vote
+- **2021-05-13** Senate passage reported
+- **2021-05-13** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-14** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-14** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-05-26** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-05-26** 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/1569ee2d-f74f-4b35-9ae2-4d61b8d4b971`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+