---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting, including eligibility for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification."
description: "Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting, including eligibility for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 1859"
citation: "Texas HB 1859 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["AIR CONDITIONING CONTRACTORS (S0896)", "CONTINUING EDUCATION (S0234)", "Education--Higher--Institutions & Programs (I0223)", "Education--Nonpublic Schools--Vocational/Avocational (I0222)", "Education--Primary & Secondary--Vocational (I0240)", "LICENSING & REGULATION", "TEXAS COMMISSION OF (V0383)", "LICENSING & REGULATION", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8529)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "REFRIGERANTS & REFRIGERATION (S0123)", "TECHNICAL EDUCATION (S0453)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell, Keith", "Goldman", "Perry", "Schaefer"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-02-03"
last_action: "2023-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/986b3810-dfdf-428c-a8c6-e412d810d76b"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01800_HB01899/HB 1859.xml"
source_hash: "3f2407d692fe074ca587069158d66e28214fa6379a2e9af091066f9e2e731922"
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 1859 (88) — Relating to the regulation of air conditioning and refrigeration contracting, including eligibility for an air conditioning and refrigeration technician registration or certification.

## 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/HB01859I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01859E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01859H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01859S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB01859F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **94–52** (pass) · lower
- passage — **21–10** (pass) · upper
- passage — **21–10** (pass) · upper
- passage — **94–51** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Bell, Keith — primary (person)
- Goldman — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Schaefer — primary (person)
- Garcia — cosponsor (person)
- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
- West — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-03** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-07** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-07** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-15** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-03-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-03-15** Left pending in committee
- **2023-03-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-22** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-03-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-12** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-13** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-19** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-04-24** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-24** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-04-24** Record vote
- **2023-04-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-25** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-25** Record vote
- **2023-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-25** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-26** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-04-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-26** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-04** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-04** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-04** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-04** Left pending in committee
- **2023-05-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-09** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-10** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-10** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-11** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-12** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-15** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-15** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-15** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-15** Record vote
- **2023-05-15** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-15** Record vote
- **2023-05-16** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-16** Record vote
- **2023-05-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-16** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-16** Record vote
- **2023-05-17** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-17** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-18** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-18** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-19** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-02** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-02** 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/986b3810-dfdf-428c-a8c6-e412d810d76b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).