---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to retainage requirements for certain public works construction projects."
description: "Relating to retainage requirements for certain public works construction projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 692"
citation: "Texas HB 692 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["CONTRACTORS & SUBCONTRACTORS (S2563)", "City Government--General (I0060)", "County Government--General (I0096)", "Purchasing--Local (I0644)", "Purchasing--State (I0643)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Cecil", "Bell, Keith", "Creighton", "Darby", "Shine"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 62
vote_count: 7
first_action: "2020-12-01"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c151c886-f67c-402d-9ab7-59a04cf15ecd"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00600_HB00699/HB 692.xml"
source_hash: "0cd22fb0be12884e12820c914dd95704110473b86074d06a8ee57f16b0c84815"
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 692 (87) — Relating to retainage requirements for certain public works construction projects.

## 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/HB00692I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00692E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00692H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00692S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00692F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **144–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **145–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell, Cecil — primary (person)
- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
- Creighton — primary (person)
- Darby — primary (person)
- Shine — primary (person)
- Kuempel — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2020-12-01** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-01** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-01** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-01** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-06** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-06** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-06** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-12** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-13** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-05** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-07** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-10** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-05-10** Record vote
- **2021-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-11** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-11** Record vote
- **2021-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-11** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-13** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-21** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-21** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-21** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-21** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-21** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-21** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-21** Record vote
- **2021-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-21** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-21** 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`
- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15** 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/c151c886-f67c-402d-9ab7-59a04cf15ecd`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).