---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for certain work performed on certain private property."
description: "Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for certain work performed on certain private property."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 2334"
citation: "Texas HB 2334 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "PLUMBERS & PLUMBING (S0001)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buckley", "Burns", "Button", "Paxton", "Shine"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-02-15"
last_action: "2023-06-12"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1ce82281-f016-402f-8c94-9e783f2f4ad4"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02300_HB02399/HB 2334.xml"
source_hash: "8e1a6929bdddf00e9e77c632161dc3364a0a690d6bf66a290e2e105d761b00bd"
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 2334 (88) — Relating to an exemption from the plumbing licensing law for certain work performed on certain private property.

## 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/HB02334I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02334E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02334H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02334S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02334F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **24–7** (pass) · upper
- passage — **23–8** (pass) · upper
- passage — **119–26** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Buckley — primary (person)
- Burns — primary (person)
- Button — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)
- Shine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-15** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-09** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-22** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-03-22** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-12** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-12** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-20** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-21** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-24** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-04-26** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-04-28** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-01** Passed to engrossment
- **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`
- **2023-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-04** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **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
- **2023-05-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-15** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-16** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-16** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-16** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-18** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-19** Record vote
- **2023-05-19** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-19** Record vote
- **2023-05-21** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-21** Removed from local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-22** Record vote
- **2023-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-22** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-22** Record vote
- **2023-05-22** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-23** 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`
- **2023-06-12** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-12** 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/1ce82281-f016-402f-8c94-9e783f2f4ad4`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).