---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the regulation, permitting, and taxation of certain boats and boat motors; imposing a fee."
description: "Relating to the regulation, permitting, and taxation of certain boats and boat motors; imposing a fee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 4032"
citation: "Texas HB 4032 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Parks & Wildlife--Water Safety (I0570)", "Taxation--Sales (I0800)", "BOATS & BOATING (S3125)", "PERMITS (S0011)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bonnen, Greg", "Guillen", "Morrison", "Paul", "Taylor", "Thompson, Ed"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 63
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2019-03-07"
last_action: "2019-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c089d7bc-75dc-4af6-9a1c-e499d34c10d1"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04000_HB04099/HB 4032.xml"
source_hash: "407d11d34927fe9bfcca475797aea2df967c0f3791c5a2a1f7e8e069fc252f85"
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 4032 (86) — Relating to the regulation, permitting, and taxation of certain boats and boat motors; imposing a fee.

## Version chain

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

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB04032I.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **82–55** (pass) · lower
- passage — **68–74** (pass) · lower
- passage — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **113–19** (pass) · lower
- passage — **25–6** (pass) · upper
- other — **82–55** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Bonnen, Greg — primary (person)
- Guillen — primary (person)
- Morrison — primary (person)
- Paul — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)
- Thompson, Ed — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-07** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-21** Referred to Ways & Means `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-10** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-04-10** Left pending in committee
- **2019-04-23** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-04-23** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-25** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-04-25** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-26** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-05-06** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-05-08** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2019-05-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-09** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-05-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-10** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-10** Record vote
- **2019-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-10** Reported engrossed
- **2019-05-13** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-05-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-05-14** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-19** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-19** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
- **2019-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-22** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-05-22** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2019-05-22** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-22** Record vote
- **2019-05-22** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2019-05-22** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2019-05-22** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2019-05-24** Motion to concur in Senate amendment(s)
- **2019-05-24** Motion fails
- **2019-05-24** Record vote
- **2019-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-24** 1 hr. notice-for reconsideration
- **2019-05-24** Vote reconsidered
- **2019-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2019-05-24** Record vote
- **2019-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-24** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2019-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2019-05-26** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-26** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-27** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-14** Filed without the Governor's signature
- **2019-06-14** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c089d7bc-75dc-4af6-9a1c-e499d34c10d1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).