---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents."
description: "Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 2730"
citation: "Texas HB 2730 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "CONDEMNATION (S0063)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "Property Interests--Eminent Domain (I0615)", "Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)", "TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION (V4353)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Burns", "Canales", "Deshotel", "Geren", "King, Ken", "Kolkhorst"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-03"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dca6ccaa-97e9-4ef5-b26d-04adfaf8e9fa"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02700_HB02799/HB 2730.xml"
source_hash: "32c200186ae3092a9980e402cc91ff36979d2b5244fa7bc61f9018cd43e9668d"
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 2730 (87) — Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents.

## 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/HB02730I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02730E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02730H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02730S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02730F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **143–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Burns — primary (person)
- Canales — primary (person)
- Deshotel — primary (person)
- Geren — primary (person)
- King, Ken — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Cason — cosponsor (person)
- Harless — cosponsor (person)
- Harris — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Hull — cosponsor (person)
- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
- Krause — cosponsor (person)
- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Romero, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)
- Vasut — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-03** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-17** Referred to Land & Resource Management `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-30** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-30** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-30** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-04** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-04** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-05** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-10** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-12** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2021-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-12** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-05-12** Record vote
- **2021-05-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-13** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-13** Record vote
- **2021-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-13** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-13** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-18** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-20** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-27** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage 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`
- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-16** Effective on 1/1/22 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/dca6ccaa-97e9-4ef5-b26d-04adfaf8e9fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).