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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license."
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description: "Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license."
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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 3497"
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citation: "Texas HB 3497 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["BOATS & BOATING (S3125)", "OYSTERS (S0292)", "Parks & Wildlife--Hunting & Fishing (I0560)", "Parks & Wildlife--Licenses (I0565)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Guillen", "Hinojosa", "Hunter", "Lopez, Janie", "Martinez", "Morrison"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 47
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2023-03-03"
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last_action: "2023-06-11"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/dc6f6d1d-0dd5-4e51-8380-96c6fbc8aa2f"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03400_HB03499/HB 3497.xml"
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source_hash: "721af4cc183192ab4addcb0f9cb120230b32abb6dbe97f8a6a84a96964201fe8"
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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 3497 (88) — Relating to the requirement that certain persons taking oysters on a licensed commercial oyster boat obtain a commercial fisherman's license.
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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/HB03497I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03497E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03497H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03497S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03497F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **145–0** (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 3497 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper
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- passage — **140–0** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Guillen — primary (person)
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- Hinojosa — primary (person)
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- Hunter — primary (person)
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- Lopez, Janie — primary (person)
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- Martinez — primary (person)
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- Morrison — 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 Culture, Recreation & Tourism `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-13** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-13** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-13** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-04-13** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-14** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-04-14** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-14** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-20** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-20** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-04-24** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2023-04-27** Considered in Calendars
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- **2023-05-01** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2023-05-01** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-01** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-05-01** Record vote
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- **2023-05-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-02** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-02** Record vote
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- **2023-05-02** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-05-05** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-05** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-12** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-12** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-12** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-12** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-12** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-16** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-16** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2023-05-16** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-16** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-16** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-16** Record vote
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- **2023-05-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-16** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-16** Record vote
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- **2023-05-17** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-18** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-19** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-21** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-11** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-11** Effective immediately `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/dc6f6d1d-0dd5-4e51-8380-96c6fbc8aa2f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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