---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the classification of a grievance filed with the State Bar of Texas."
description: "Relating to the classification of a grievance filed with the State Bar of Texas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 5010"
citation: "Texas HB 5010 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["GRIEVANCE PROCEDURES (S0121)", "Lawyers (I0515)", "STATE BAR OF TEXAS (V2529)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hall", "Schofield"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 63
vote_count: 8
first_action: "2023-03-10"
last_action: "2023-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d09724ed-0113-4210-8dca-0eab68ee3389"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB05000_HB05099/HB 5010.xml"
source_hash: "8f7e8c06f9df9daecfda18e82da3b5b21b4232d6f5499686b6238e03906a3748"
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 5010 (88) — Relating to the classification of a grievance filed with the State Bar of Texas.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB05010I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05010E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05010H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05010S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05010F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **90–44** (pass) · lower
- passage — **21–9** (pass) · upper
- passage — **101–44** (pass) · lower
- passage — **101–44** (pass) · upper
- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **22–8** (pass) · upper
- passage — **93–49** (pass) · lower
- passage — **25–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Hall — primary (person)
- Schofield — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-10** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-23** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-05** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-04-05** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-17** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-17** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-24** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-25** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-25** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-27** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-01** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-01** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-01** Record vote
- **2023-05-01** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Record vote
- **2023-05-02** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-02** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-05** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-10** Posting rule suspended
- **2023-05-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-11** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-11** Left pending in committee
- **2023-05-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-12** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-15** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-15** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-17** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-19** Record vote
- **2023-05-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-19** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-05-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-19** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-19** Record vote
- **2023-05-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-19** Record vote
- **2023-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-19** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-19** Record vote
- **2023-05-19** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-20** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2023-05-20** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2023-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-24** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2023-05-24** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2023-05-25** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-25** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-18** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d09724ed-0113-4210-8dca-0eab68ee3389`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).