---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the regulation of code enforcement officers and code enforcement officers in training."
description: "Relating to the regulation of code enforcement officers and code enforcement officers in training."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 4765"
citation: "Texas HB 4765 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSING & REGULATION", "TEXAS COMMISSION OF (V0383)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Phelan", "Zaffirini"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-13"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/284472ef-1bc4-41ae-897c-17c37cb80325"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04700_HB04799/HB 4765.xml"
source_hash: "4b8b3bf34f4855eed2144b0339fb51df355ebff1a0cec26e9a3faa15304a7e88"
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 4765 (89R) — Relating to the regulation of code enforcement officers and code enforcement officers in training.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/HB04765I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04765E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04765H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04765S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04765F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **121–20** (pass) · lower
- passage — **122–18** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Phelan — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-13** Filed `filing`
- **2025-04-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-03** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-04-15** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-22** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-05** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-05** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-09** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-11** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-14** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-05-14** Record vote
- **2025-05-14** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-15** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-15** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-15** Record vote
- **2025-05-15** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-15** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-15** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-16** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-23** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-23** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-25** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-25** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-25** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-25** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-28** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-28** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2025-05-28** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-28** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-28** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-29** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-30** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/284472ef-1bc4-41ae-897c-17c37cb80325`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).