---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation."
description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1560"
citation: "Texas HB 1560 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AUCTIONS & AUCTIONEERS (S0034)", "AUDIOLOGISTS (S2339)", "BARBERING & COSMETOLOGY ADVISORY BOARD (VW2ZV)", "BARBERS (S6907)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "COSMETOLOGISTS (S9799)", "DRIVER EDUCATION & SAFETY CLASSES (S1059)", "Education--Driver Education & Training (I0219)", "GREYHOUND RACING (S4400)", "HORSE RACING (S0512)", "LICENSING & REGULATION", "TEXAS COMMISSION OF (V0383)", "LICENSING & REGULATION", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8529)", "Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations (I0540)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "PEACE OFFICERS (S0007)", "POLYGRAPH EXAMINATIONS (S4111)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)", "RACING ADVISORY BOARD", "TEXAS (VW4UA)", "RACING COMMISSION", "TEXAS (V0514)", "REAL ESTATE COMMISSION (V1090)", "SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGISTS (S1174)", "State Agencies", "Boards & Commissions--Newly Proposed (I0773)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)", "Sunset—Required Reviews (I0021)", "TELECONFERENCING (S0039)", "TOWING & STORAGE ADVISORY BOARD (V0746)", "VIDEOCONFERENCING (S0216)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buckingham", "Goldman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 79
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6b34cfb9-4a07-47a2-b529-aeb131b58a20"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1560.xml"
source_hash: "f8eeb53b5bbc4cb3ff3cb0ad4156584442288cb482424e83192862ce288d1443"
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 1560 (87) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Department of Licensing and 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/87R/billtext/html/HB01560I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01560E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01560H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01560S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01560F.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **130–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **140–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Buckingham — primary (person)
- Goldman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-11** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-24** Withdrawn from schedule
- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-31** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-31** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-15** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-15** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-15** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-20** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-21** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-22** Corrected com rept filed w/ Comte Coordinator
- **2021-04-22** Corrected comm. report distributed
- **2021-04-22** Corrected committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-27** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-29** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-29** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-29** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-30** Passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-04-30** Record vote
- **2021-04-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-03** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-10** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-18** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-18** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-24** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-24** Record vote
- **2021-05-24** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-25** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-25** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2021-05-27** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
- **2021-05-27** House requests conference committee
- **2021-05-27** House appoints conferees
- **2021-05-27** House refuses to concur-reported
- **2021-05-27** House requests conference committee-reported
- **2021-05-27** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-28** Senate grants request for conference comm.
- **2021-05-28** Senate appoints conferees
- **2021-05-28** Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2021-05-28** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-29** Conference committee report filed
- **2021-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-30** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-05-30** House adopts conference committee report
- **2021-05-30** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6b34cfb9-4a07-47a2-b529-aeb131b58a20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).