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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to certain licensing and permitting requirements for game rooms; authorizing an occupational permit or license; authorizing a fee."
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description: "Relating to certain licensing and permitting requirements for game rooms; authorizing an occupational permit or license; authorizing a fee."
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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 4446"
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citation: "Texas HB 4446 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Amusements", "Games", "Sports (I0034)", "County Government--General (I0096)", "GAMBLING (S1232)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "PERMITS (S0011)", "PUBLIC SAFETY", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Landgraf", "Springer", "Tepper"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 48
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-03-09"
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last_action: "2023-06-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c9623168-39e7-406a-96e0-5d7b74b6110f"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04400_HB04499/HB 4446.xml"
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source_hash: "aa8daef8b25c231e5cc6443f6a07d3dc6447168669077b3a17b577c313f07892"
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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 4446 (88) — Relating to certain licensing and permitting requirements for game rooms; authorizing an occupational permit or license; authorizing a fee.
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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/HB04446I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04446E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04446H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04446S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04446F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **124–22** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **132–6** (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 4446 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **27–4** (pass) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Landgraf — primary (person)
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- Springer — primary (person)
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- Tepper — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-09** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-21** Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures `referral-committee`
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- **2023-03-29** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-03-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-03-29** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-05** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-05** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-12** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-04-13** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2023-05-02** Considered in Calendars
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- **2023-05-04** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2023-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-04** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-05-04** Record vote
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- **2023-05-04** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-05** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-05** Record vote
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- **2023-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-05** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-05-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-12** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-15** Posting rule suspended
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- **2023-05-16** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-16** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-16** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-17** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-17** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-19** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2023-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-19** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-19** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-19** Record vote
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- **2023-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-19** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-19** Record vote
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- **2023-05-19** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-21** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-22** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-23** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-18** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
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- **2023-06-18** 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/c9623168-39e7-406a-96e0-5d7b74b6110f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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