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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting, including eligibility for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification."
+description: "Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting, including eligibility for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "88"
+identifier: "HB 1859"
+citation: "Texas HB 1859 (88)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS (S0896)", "CONTINUING EDUCATION (S0234)", "Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)", "Education--Nonpublic Schools--Vocational/Avocational (I0222)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Vocational (I0240)", "LICENSING & REGULATION", "TEXAS COMMISSION OF (V0383)", "LICENSING & REGULATION", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8529)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "REFRIGERANTS & REFRIGERATION (S0123)", "TECHNICAL EDUCATION (S0453)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Keith", "Goldman", "Perry", "Schaefer"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 55
+vote_count: 4
+first_action: "2023-02-03"
+last_action: "2023-06-02"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/986b3810-dfdf-428c-a8c6-e412d810d76b"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01800_HB01899/HB 1859.xml"
+source_hash: "3f2407d692fe074ca587069158d66e28214fa6379a2e9af091066f9e2e731922"
+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 1859 (88) — Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting, including eligibility for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification.
+
+## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB01859I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01859E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01859H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01859S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01859F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **94–52** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **21–10** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **21–10** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **94–51** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
+- Goldman — primary (person)
+- Perry — primary (person)
+- Schaefer — primary (person)
+- Garcia — cosponsor (person)
+- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
+- West — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-03** Filed `filing`
+- **2023-03-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-03-07** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-15** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-03-15** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
+- **2023-03-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2023-03-15** Left pending in committee
+- **2023-03-22** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-03-22** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
+- **2023-03-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2023-04-12** Committee report distributed
+- **2023-04-13** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2023-04-19** Considered in Calendars
+- **2023-04-24** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2023-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-24** Passed to engrossment
+- **2023-04-24** Record vote
+- **2023-04-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-25** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-04-25** Record vote
+- **2023-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-25** Reported engrossed
+- **2023-04-26** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2023-04-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-04-26** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-04** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2023-05-04** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-05-04** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2023-05-04** Left pending in committee
+- **2023-05-09** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-05-09** Vote taken in committee
+- **2023-05-10** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-10** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2023-05-11** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2023-05-12** Not again placed on intent calendar
+- **2023-05-15** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2023-05-15** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2023-05-15** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2023-05-15** Record vote
+- **2023-05-15** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-15** Record vote
+- **2023-05-16** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2023-05-16** Record vote
+- **2023-05-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-16** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-16** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Senate passage reported `passage`
+- **2023-05-17** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-18** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2023-05-18** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2023-05-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-02** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-06-02** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/986b3810-dfdf-428c-a8c6-e412d810d76b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+