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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation."
+description: "Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "88"
+identifier: "HB 2127"
+citation: "Texas HB 2127 (88)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["City Government--General (I0060)", "Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "County Government--General (I0096)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "TEXAS REGULATORY CONSISTENCY ACT (PH2OW)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Burrows", "Creighton", "Goldman", "King, Ken", "Meyer", "Raymond"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 196
+vote_count: 16
+first_action: "2023-02-09"
+last_action: "2023-06-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ffab6200-d840-4bba-a8e9-5de02a72e8ee"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02100_HB02199/HB 2127.xml"
+source_hash: "0881fbb4fa4238f1d247de2a41a31dcaee5cc78c59b16832a745ed33df93273f"
+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 2127 (88) — Relating to state preemption of and the effect of certain state or federal law on certain municipal and county regulation.
+
+## 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/HB02127I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02127E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02127H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02127S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02127F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
+- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **92–55** (pass) · lower
+- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **18–13** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **18–13** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **92–55** (pass) · lower
+- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 2 — **0–0** (pass) · upper
+- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
+- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **84–58** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **84–58** (pass) · upper
+- other — **12–19** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **18–13** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Burrows — primary (person)
+- Creighton — primary (person)
+- Goldman — primary (person)
+- King, Ken — primary (person)
+- Meyer — primary (person)
+- Raymond — primary (person)
+- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
+- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
+- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
+- Bell, Keith — cosponsor (person)
+- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
+- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
+- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
+- Bumgarner — cosponsor (person)
+- Burns — cosponsor (person)
+- Button — cosponsor (person)
+- Cain — cosponsor (person)
+- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
+- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
+- Cook — cosponsor (person)
+- Cunningham — cosponsor (person)
+- Darby — cosponsor (person)
+- DeAyala — cosponsor (person)
+- Dean — cosponsor (person)
+- Dorazio — cosponsor (person)
+- Frank — cosponsor (person)
+- Gates — cosponsor (person)
+- Gerdes — cosponsor (person)
+- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
+- Harless — cosponsor (person)
+- Harris, Caroline — cosponsor (person)
+- Harris, Cody — cosponsor (person)
+- Harrison — cosponsor (person)
+- Hayes — cosponsor (person)
+- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
+- Holland — cosponsor (person)
+- Hull — cosponsor (person)
+- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
+- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
+- Kacal — cosponsor (person)
+- Kitzman — cosponsor (person)
+- Klick — cosponsor (person)
+- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
+- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
+- Leach — cosponsor (person)
+- Leo-Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+- Longoria — cosponsor (person)
+- Lujan — cosponsor (person)
+- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
+- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
+- Morrison — cosponsor (person)
+- Murr — cosponsor (person)
+- Noble — cosponsor (person)
+- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
+- Orr — cosponsor (person)
+- Patterson — cosponsor (person)
+- Paul — cosponsor (person)
+- Price — cosponsor (person)
+- Raney — cosponsor (person)
+- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
+- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
+- Schatzline — cosponsor (person)
+- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
+- Shine — cosponsor (person)
+- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
+- Smith — cosponsor (person)
+- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
+- Springer — cosponsor (person)
+- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
+- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
+- Tepper — cosponsor (person)
+- Thimesch — cosponsor (person)
+- Toth — cosponsor (person)
+- Troxclair — cosponsor (person)
+- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
+- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
+- Wilson — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-09** Filed `filing`
+- **2023-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-03-09** Referred to State Affairs `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
+- **2023-04-03** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2023-04-03** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
+- **2023-04-03** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2023-04-13** Committee report distributed
+- **2023-04-14** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2023-04-14** Recommitted to committee
+- **2023-04-14** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2023-04-14** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
+- **2023-04-14** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2023-04-14** Committee report distributed
+- **2023-04-14** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2023-04-14** Considered in Calendars
+- **2023-04-18** Placed on Major State Calendar
+- **2023-04-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Point of order overruled
+- **2023-04-18** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment to amendment offered
+- **2023-04-18** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment to amendment withdrawn `withdrawal`
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment as amended fails of adoption
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-04-18** Point of order withdrawn (amendment) `withdrawal`
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-04-18** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-18** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-04-18** Record vote
+- **2023-04-18** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-04-19** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-19** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-04-19** Record vote
+- **2023-04-19** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-04-19** Reported engrossed
+- **2023-04-19** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2023-04-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-04-20** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-04** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-05-04** Vote taken in committee
+- **2023-05-05** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-05** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2023-05-08** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2023-05-09** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2023-05-10** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2023-05-15** Co-sponsor authorized
+- **2023-05-15** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2023-05-15** Record vote
+- **2023-05-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-15** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-15** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-15** Record vote
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-15** Record vote
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-15** Record vote
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-15** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-15** Record vote
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-15** Record vote
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2023-05-15** Amendment fails of adoption `amendment-failure`
+- **2023-05-15** Record vote
+- **2023-05-15** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
+- **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
+- **2023-05-18** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-18** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2023-05-18** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2023-05-19** Point of order withdrawn `withdrawal`
+- **2023-05-19** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2023-05-19** Record vote
+- **2023-05-19** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-19** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2023-05-19** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2023-05-20** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-22** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2023-05-23** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2023-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-06-14** 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/ffab6200-d840-4bba-a8e9-5de02a72e8ee`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
+