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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain contracts for the construction, repair, and renovation of water district facilities."
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description: "Relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain contracts for the construction, repair, and renovation of water district facilities."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "88"
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identifier: "HB 3437"
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citation: "Texas HB 3437 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Purchasing--Local (I0644)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Holland", "Nichols"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 52
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2023-03-03"
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last_action: "2023-05-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/db7a49a7-cb61-4ae5-a15f-19e55b444c60"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03400_HB03499/HB 3437.xml"
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source_hash: "8be0dcd8f76e8103711c45902ecdece28106160031dd93b149f1ec40c9fc57fa"
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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 3437 (88) — Relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain contracts for the construction, repair, and renovation of water district facilities.
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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/88R/billtext/html/HB03437I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03437E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03437H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03437S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03437F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **134–10** (pass) · lower
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- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 3437 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **30–0** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Holland — primary (person)
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- Nichols — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-03** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-16** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-16** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-04** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-04** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-04** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-04-04** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-12** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-04-12** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-12** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-12** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-17** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-04-18** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2023-04-25** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2023-04-28** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2023-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-04-28** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-04-28** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-04-28** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-04-28** Record vote
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- **2023-04-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-28** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-04-28** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-01** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-05-02** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-02** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-08** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-08** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-05-08** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-08** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-09** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-09** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-09** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-11** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2023-05-12** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-12** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-12** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-12** Record vote
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- **2023-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-12** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-12** Record vote
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- **2023-05-12** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-15** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-15** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-15** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-27** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-05-27** Effective on 9/1/23 `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/db7a49a7-cb61-4ae5-a15f-19e55b444c60`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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