---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the information required to be included in the certificate of formation of a filing entity."
description: "Relating to the information required to be included in the certificate of formation of a filing entity."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 3131"
citation: "Texas HB 3131 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Commerce--General (I0050)", "Corporations & Associations (I0090)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Cole", "Hancock"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2021-03-08"
last_action: "2021-06-16"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a84350f0-3a50-4f83-a4f1-9f6281c30e1c"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03100_HB03199/HB 3131.xml"
source_hash: "6b09342ee08f3ef82326d6bb20adbec7fe1138baac10942cb12c97f7c7b4d07d"
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 3131 (87) — Relating to the information required to be included in the certificate of formation of a filing entity.

## 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/HB03131I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03131E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03131H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03131S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03131F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **144–1** (pass) · lower
- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **147–0** (fail) · upper

## Sponsors

- Cole — primary (person)
- Hancock — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-08** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-19** Referred to Business & Industry `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-30** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-30** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-08** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-08** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-15** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-15** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-03** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-05** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-05** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-06** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-06** Record vote
- **2021-05-06** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-10** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-11** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-19** Posting rule suspended
- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-20** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **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
- **2021-05-26** Senate passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-26** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2021-05-26** 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
- **2021-05-30** 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/a84350f0-3a50-4f83-a4f1-9f6281c30e1c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).