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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for certain work performed on certain private property."
+description: "Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for certain work performed on certain private property."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "88"
+identifier: "HB 2334"
+citation: "Texas HB 2334 (88)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "PLUMBERS & PLUMBING (S0001)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Buckley", "Burns", "Button", "Paxton", "Shine"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 52
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2023-02-15"
+last_action: "2023-06-12"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ce82281-f016-402f-8c94-9e783f2f4ad4"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02300_HB02399/HB 2334.xml"
+source_hash: "8e1a6929bdddf00e9e77c632161dc3364a0a690d6bf66a290e2e105d761b00bd"
+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 2334 (88) — Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for certain work performed on certain private property.
+
+## 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/HB02334I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02334E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02334H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02334S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02334F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **24–7** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **23–8** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **119–26** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Buckley — primary (person)
+- Burns — primary (person)
+- Button — primary (person)
+- Paxton — primary (person)
+- Shine — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-02-15** Filed `filing`
+- **2023-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-03-09** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
+- **2023-03-22** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-03-22** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2023-03-22** Left pending in committee
+- **2023-04-12** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-04-12** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
+- **2023-04-12** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-20** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2023-04-21** Committee report distributed
+- **2023-04-24** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2023-04-26** Considered in Calendars
+- **2023-04-28** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2023-05-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-01** Passed to engrossment
+- **2023-05-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-02** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-02** Record vote
+- **2023-05-02** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-02** Reported engrossed
+- **2023-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2023-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-05-04** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2023-05-11** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-05-11** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2023-05-11** Left pending in committee
+- **2023-05-15** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-05-15** Vote taken in committee
+- **2023-05-16** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-16** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2023-05-16** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2023-05-18** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2023-05-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2023-05-19** Record vote
+- **2023-05-19** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-19** Record vote
+- **2023-05-21** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2023-05-21** Removed from local & uncontested calendar
+- **2023-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2023-05-22** Record vote
+- **2023-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-22** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-22** Record vote
+- **2023-05-22** Senate passage reported `passage`
+- **2023-05-23** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-25** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2023-05-26** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2023-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-12** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-06-12** 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/1ce82281-f016-402f-8c94-9e783f2f4ad4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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