---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to arbitration of certain controversies involving members of certain nonprofit entities."
description: "Relating to arbitration of certain controversies involving members of certain nonprofit entities."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 3949"
citation: "Texas HB 3949 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Charitable & Nonprofit Organizations (I0055)", "Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "Corporations & Associations (I0090)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Raney", "Whitmire"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-07"
last_action: "2023-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/71020d4f-5943-4565-aa2d-0a87085181e1"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03900_HB03999/HB 3949.xml"
source_hash: "b0e087d84178a76f82e35984d16d388acd8ec9c2fb29428a10a0bdb48aac38cb"
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 3949 (88) — Relating to arbitration of certain controversies involving members of certain nonprofit entities.

## 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/HB03949I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03949E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03949H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03949S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03949F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **142–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Raney — primary (person)
- Whitmire — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-07** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-20** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-05** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **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** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-17** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-01** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-01** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-05-06** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-09** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-10** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-10** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-11** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-11** Record vote
- **2023-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-11** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-12** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-18** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-23** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-24** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-24** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-25** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-26** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-12** 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/71020d4f-5943-4565-aa2d-0a87085181e1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).