---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to appeals from an interlocutory order denying a motion for summary judgment by certain contractors."
description: "Relating to appeals from an interlocutory order denying a motion for summary judgment by certain contractors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 2086"
citation: "Texas HB 2086 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTRACTORS & SUBCONTRACTORS (S2563)", "Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hughes", "Morales, Eddie"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8127bed2-e3de-416e-a984-baaaad5d4b4f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02000_HB02099/HB 2086.xml"
source_hash: "d9d46b81ac92614bd5035c51f6daad794d522609a31152f89b1c84a1dce1cd4e"
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 2086 (87) — Relating to appeals from an interlocutory order denying a motion for summary judgment by certain contractors.

## 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/HB02086I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02086E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02086H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02086S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02086F.HTM)

## Votes

- other — **147–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hughes — primary (person)
- Morales, Eddie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-06** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-06** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-16** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-16** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-22** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-22** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-23** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-26** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-28** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-28** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-10** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-17** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-17** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-17** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-19** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-20** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-20** Record vote
- **2021-05-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-20** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-20** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-24** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-24** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/8127bed2-e3de-416e-a984-baaaad5d4b4f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).