---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of trees on private property."
description: "Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of trees on private property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "851"
identifier: "HB 7"
citation: "Texas HB 7 (851)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["City Government--General (I0060)", "City Government--Land Use & Zoning (I0064)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darby", "Geren", "Kolkhorst", "Larson", "Phelan", "Workman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 99
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-07-20"
last_action: "2017-08-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e15f9b26-859b-4a16-9196-9f4eb51c7247"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 7.xml"
source_hash: "2b4597e93ee6bd2f54c5f0104819f27a28e9b81f64b5abb1a467d39c4f98874c"
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 7 (851) — Relating to municipal regulation of the removal of trees on private property.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB00007I.htm)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB00007E.htm)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB00007H.htm)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB00007S.htm)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB00007F.htm)

## Sponsors

- Darby — primary (person)
- Geren — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Larson — primary (person)
- Phelan — primary (person)
- Workman — primary (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-07-20** Filed `filing`
- **2017-07-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-07-21** Referred to Urban Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2017-07-25** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2017-07-25** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2017-07-25** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2017-07-26** Committee report distributed
- **2017-07-26** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2017-07-26** Considered in Calendars
- **2017-07-27** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2017-07-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-07-27** Passed to engrossment
- **2017-07-27** Record vote
- **2017-07-27** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-07-27** Reason for vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-07-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-07-28** Passed `passage`
- **2017-07-28** Record vote
- **2017-07-28** Reported engrossed
- **2017-07-31** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2017-08-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-08-01** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-04** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2017-08-04** No action taken in committee
- **2017-08-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2017-08-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2017-08-08** Testimony taken in committee
- **2017-08-08** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-08-08** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2017-08-11** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2017-08-11** Laid before the Senate
- **2017-08-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment to amendment offered
- **2017-08-11** Amendment to amendment withdrawn
- **2017-08-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Laid before the Senate
- **2017-08-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-08-11** Passed `passage`
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2017-08-11** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2017-08-11** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2017-08-12** Returned to the Senate for further action
- **2017-08-12** Returned from the House for further action
- **2017-08-14** Vote reconsidered
- **2017-08-14** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Point of order
- **2017-08-15** Point of order overruled
- **2017-08-15** Remarks ordered printed
- **2017-08-15** Vote reconsidered
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Vote reconsidered
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-08-15** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-15** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Laid before the Senate
- **2017-08-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-08-15** Passed `passage`
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2017-08-15** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2017-08-15** Corrected Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2017-08-15** 1 hr. notice-to suspend rules
- **2017-08-15** Rules suspended
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-15** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2017-08-15** Record vote
- **2017-08-15** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-15** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2017-08-15** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2017-08-15** Reported enrolled
- **2017-08-15** Signed in the House
- **2017-08-15** Signed in the Senate
- **2017-08-15** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-16** Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/e15f9b26-859b-4a16-9196-9f4eb51c7247`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).