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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to certain agreements by architects and engineers in or in connection with certain construction contracts."
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description: "Relating to certain agreements by architects and engineers in or in connection with certain construction contracts."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "87"
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identifier: "HB 2116"
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citation: "Texas HB 2116 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ARCHITECTS & ARCHITECTURE (S0026)", "CONTRACTORS & SUBCONTRACTORS (S2563)", "Civil Remedies & Liabilities (I0065)", "ENGINEERS & ENGINEERING (S1313)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Darby", "Krause", "Martinez", "Morales, Eddie", "Oliverson", "Powell"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 59
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vote_count: 4
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first_action: "2021-02-23"
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last_action: "2021-06-15"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d91ec9cc-f294-4f2f-8239-7709e90a4346"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02100_HB02199/HB 2116.xml"
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source_hash: "dd41f36f5df0f466332724da9ddc70499f93a3eeb2466fe24e7e66ba7acbe9ae"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas HB 2116 (87) — Relating to certain agreements by architects and engineers in or in connection with certain construction contracts.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02116I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02116E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02116H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02116S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02116F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- other — **0–0** (fail) · upper
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- other — **136–6** (fail) · upper
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- passage — **126–21** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **136–6** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Darby — primary (person)
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- Krause — primary (person)
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- Martinez — primary (person)
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- Morales, Eddie — primary (person)
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- Oliverson — primary (person)
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- Powell — primary (person)
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- West — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-02-23** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-15** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-24** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-24** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-03-24** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-31** Committee substitute considered in committee
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- **2021-03-31** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-04-12** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-04-13** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-04-15** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-04-20** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-20** Passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-21** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-21** Record vote
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- **2021-04-21** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-21** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-21** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2021-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-05-06** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-17** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-05-17** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-17** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-05-17** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-05-24** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2021-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-05-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-24** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
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- **2021-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-24** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-05-24** Record vote
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- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-24** Record vote
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- **2021-05-24** Senate passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-25** Senate Amendments distributed
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- **2021-05-25** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
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- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-28** Record vote
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- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
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- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-15** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d91ec9cc-f294-4f2f-8239-7709e90a4346`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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