---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; authorizing a fee."
description: "Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; authorizing a fee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 636"
citation: "Texas HB 636 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTINUING EDUCATION (S0234)", "CRIMINAL RECORDS (S0008)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "PLUMBERS & PLUMBING (S0001)", "PLUMBING EXAMINERS", "TEXAS STATE BOARD OF (V0060)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Geren", "Hernandez", "Lambert", "Paddie", "Thompson, Senfronia", "Whitmire"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 64
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2020-11-24"
last_action: "2021-05-26"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1569ee2d-f74f-4b35-9ae2-4d61b8d4b971"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00600_HB00699/HB 636.xml"
source_hash: "34d4aa737eb42c2dd3b35bb23504e098fb2f6c37430a07b1875acd9172f8ea67"
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 636 (87) — Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas State Board of Plumbing Examiners; authorizing a fee.

## 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/HB00636I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00636E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00636H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00636S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00636F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **140–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Geren — primary (person)
- Hernandez — primary (person)
- Lambert — primary (person)
- Paddie — primary (person)
- Thompson, Senfronia — primary (person)
- Whitmire — primary (person)
- Allen — cosponsor (person)
- Alvarado — cosponsor (person)
- Anchia — cosponsor (person)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Ashby — cosponsor (person)
- Bailes — cosponsor (person)
- Beckley — cosponsor (person)
- Bucy — cosponsor (person)
- Button — cosponsor (person)
- Campos — cosponsor (person)
- Canales — cosponsor (person)
- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
- Cortez — cosponsor (person)
- Cyrier — cosponsor (person)
- Fierro — cosponsor (person)
- González, Jessica — cosponsor (person)
- González, Mary — cosponsor (person)
- Goodwin — cosponsor (person)
- Herrero — cosponsor (person)
- Hinojosa — cosponsor (person)
- Holland — cosponsor (person)
- Howard — cosponsor (person)
- Israel — cosponsor (person)
- Johnson, Ann — cosponsor (person)
- Kacal — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Menéndez — cosponsor (person)
- Meza — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Christina — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Neave — cosponsor (person)
- Ordaz Perez — cosponsor (person)
- Reynolds — cosponsor (person)
- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
- Romero, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
- Rose — cosponsor (person)
- Rosenthal — cosponsor (person)
- Sherman, Sr. — cosponsor (person)
- Stucky — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
- Turner, Chris — cosponsor (person)
- VanDeaver — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-11-24** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-01** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-10** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-10** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-15** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-03-15** Committee report distributed
- **2021-03-16** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-09** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-13** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2021-04-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-04-13** Amendment amended `amendment-amendment`
- **2021-04-13** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-13** Record vote
- **2021-04-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-13** Amendment adopted as amended
- **2021-04-13** Record vote
- **2021-04-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-13** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-04-13** Record vote
- **2021-04-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-14** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-14** Record vote
- **2021-04-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-14** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-14** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-06** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-06** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-06** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-06** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-11** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-12** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-13** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2021-05-13** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-13** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Amendment tabled
- **2021-05-13** Record vote
- **2021-05-13** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Amendment tabled
- **2021-05-13** Record vote
- **2021-05-13** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-13** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-13** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-13** Record vote
- **2021-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-13** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-13** Record vote
- **2021-05-13** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-13** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-14** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-14** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-26** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-26** 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/1569ee2d-f74f-4b35-9ae2-4d61b8d4b971`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).