---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to eligibility requirements under the owner-builder loan program."
description: "Relating to eligibility requirements under the owner-builder loan program."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 1472"
citation: "Texas HB 1472 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Housing--Finance (I0407)", "Property Interests--Mortgages & Liens (I0605)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Walle", "West"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 48
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-01-19"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bbb323f5-9fbc-47a2-90ae-ef2f874d2973"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01400_HB01499/HB 1472.xml"
source_hash: "a771bb4c5dacff231c0145a9b2c756914e8bc50d8e0ce3bc3db691551a83c08a"
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 1472 (88) — Relating to eligibility requirements under the owner-builder loan program.

## 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/HB01472I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01472E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01472H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01472S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01472F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **22–9** (pass) · upper
- passage — **27–4** (pass) · upper
- passage — **98–45** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Walle — primary (person)
- West — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
- Romero, Jr. — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-01-19** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-03** Referred to Urban Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-14** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-14** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-03-14** Left pending in committee
- **2023-03-15** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-03-15** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-03-20** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-03-21** Committee report distributed
- **2023-03-23** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2023-04-11** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2023-04-14** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2023-04-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-14** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-04-14** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-14** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-14** Record vote
- **2023-04-14** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-14** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-17** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-04-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-19** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **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** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-17** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-17** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-17** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-17** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-17** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-18** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-18** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-19** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-21** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-09** 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/bbb323f5-9fbc-47a2-90ae-ef2f874d2973`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).