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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents."
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description: "Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents."
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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 2730"
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citation: "Texas HB 2730 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ATTORNEY GENERAL (V2811)", "CONDEMNATION (S0063)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "Property Interests--Eminent Domain (I0615)", "Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)", "TEXAS REAL ESTATE COMMISSION (V4353)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Burns", "Canales", "Deshotel", "Geren", "King, Ken", "Kolkhorst"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 50
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-03-03"
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last_action: "2021-06-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dca6ccaa-97e9-4ef5-b26d-04adfaf8e9fa"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02700_HB02799/HB 2730.xml"
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source_hash: "32c200186ae3092a9980e402cc91ff36979d2b5244fa7bc61f9018cd43e9668d"
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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 2730 (87) — Relating to the acquisition of real property by an entity with eminent domain authority and the regulation of easement or right-of-way agents.
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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/HB02730I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02730E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02730H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02730S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02730F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **143–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Burns — primary (person)
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- Canales — primary (person)
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- Deshotel — primary (person)
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- Geren — primary (person)
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- King, Ken — primary (person)
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- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
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- Cain — cosponsor (person)
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- Cason — cosponsor (person)
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- Harless — cosponsor (person)
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- Harris — cosponsor (person)
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- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
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- Hull — cosponsor (person)
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- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
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- Krause — cosponsor (person)
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- Rogers — cosponsor (person)
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- Romero, Jr. — cosponsor (person)
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- Slaton — cosponsor (person)
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- Slawson — cosponsor (person)
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- Toth — cosponsor (person)
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- Vasut — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-03** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-17** Referred to Land & Resource Management `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-30** Committee substitute considered in committee
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- **2021-03-30** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-03-30** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-05-04** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-04** Committee substitute considered in committee
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- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-05** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-10** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-12** Placed on Major State Calendar
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- **2021-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-12** Passed to engrossment
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- **2021-05-12** Record vote
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- **2021-05-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-13** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-13** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-13** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-13** Record vote
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- **2021-05-13** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-13** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-05-13** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2021-05-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-05-18** Referred to Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-20** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-05-21** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-05-27** Laid before the Senate
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- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-05-27** Record vote
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- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-27** Record vote
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- **2021-05-27** Senate passage reported
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- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-16** Effective on 1/1/22 `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/dca6ccaa-97e9-4ef5-b26d-04adfaf8e9fa`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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