---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the performance of pest control work by persons who hold a commercial or noncommercial applicator license issued by the Department of Agriculture."
description: "Relating to the performance of pest control work by persons who hold a commercial or noncommercial applicator license issued by the Department of Agriculture."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1070"
citation: "Texas HB 1070 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (I0020)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "PESTICIDES & HERBICIDES (S1080)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anderson", "Harris", "Perry", "Toth"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-12"
last_action: "2021-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/df21037e-d2cd-4dbe-8052-fdee4ebbb70b"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01000_HB01099/HB 1070.xml"
source_hash: "efd781520a6b649a6322fb68b44c4c716dbf7dae1c14645eb71d59922a532a0c"
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 1070 (87) — Relating to the performance of pest control work by persons who hold a commercial or noncommercial applicator license issued by the Department of Agriculture.

## 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/HB01070I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01070E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01070H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01070S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01070F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **145–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Anderson — primary (person)
- Harris — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Toth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-01-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-04** Referred to Agriculture & Livestock `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-11** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-18** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-03-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-03-19** Committee report distributed
- **2021-03-19** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-03-22** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-03-24** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-03-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-24** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-03-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-25** Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-25** Record vote
- **2021-03-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-25** Reported engrossed
- **2021-03-25** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-04-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-08** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-19** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-20** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-20** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-20** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-29** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Senate passage reported
- **2021-04-30** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-03** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-03** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-04** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-15** 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/df21037e-d2cd-4dbe-8052-fdee4ebbb70b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).