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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the regulation of water well drillers and water well pump installers."
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description: "Relating to the regulation of water well drillers and water well pump installers."
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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 3744"
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citation: "Texas HB 3744 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["LICENSING & REGULATION", "TEXAS COMMISSION OF (V0383)", "LICENSING & REGULATION", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8529)", "Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions (I0541)", "WATER WELL DRILLERS & PUMP INSTALLERS (S0367)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Goldman", "Perry"]
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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: "2023-03-07"
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last_action: "2023-06-12"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/65a3145c-6f95-416f-a090-30b2d3867c62"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03700_HB03799/HB 3744.xml"
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source_hash: "2ff0c7aa08c213d9e9b6a20e9cee5efdb1c80f7ac0e54eac02f78c9243291c0f"
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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 3744 (88) — Relating to the regulation of water well drillers and water well pump installers.
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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/HB03744I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03744E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03744H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03744S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03744F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **131–14** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Goldman — primary (person)
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- Perry — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-07** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-20** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-18** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-18** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-04-18** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-19** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-04-19** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-19** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-24** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-25** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-04-25** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2023-04-28** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2023-05-02** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2023-05-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-02** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-05-02** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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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** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-02** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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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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- **2023-05-18** Posting rule suspended
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- **2023-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-19** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-19** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-23** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-24** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
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- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-24** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-24** Record vote
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- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-24** Record vote
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- **2023-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-26** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-12** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-12** 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/65a3145c-6f95-416f-a090-30b2d3867c62`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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