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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the regulation of beekeeping; imposing fees and authorizing other fees; expanding the applicability of an occupational permit."
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description: "Relating to the regulation of beekeeping; imposing fees and authorizing other fees; expanding the applicability of an occupational permit."
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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 4538"
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citation: "Texas HB 4538 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["Agriculture (I0020)", "Animals (I0035)", "PERMITS (S0011)", "SIGNS (S0235)", "STATE HEALTH SERVICES", "DEPARTMENT OF (V0463)", "TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE (U64M3)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kacal", "LaMantia"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 51
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-03-09"
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last_action: "2023-06-13"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/1f714eb7-14a8-4a25-af0e-023d87cb7e1e"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04500_HB04599/HB 4538.xml"
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source_hash: "3c1096c0dc221285c41fd620052f2efd72d66c23b42437e127bce796dff269ae"
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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 4538 (88) — Relating to the regulation of beekeeping; imposing fees and authorizing other fees; expanding the applicability of an occupational permit.
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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/HB04538I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04538E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04538H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04538S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04538F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **120–14** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Kacal — primary (person)
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- LaMantia — primary (person)
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- Zaffirini — cosponsor (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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- **2023-03-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-22** Referred to Agriculture & Livestock `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-05** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-05** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-05** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-04-05** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-12** Considered in public hearing
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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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- **2023-04-27** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-04-27** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-05-01** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2023-05-03** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
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- **2023-05-06** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
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- **2023-05-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-06** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-05-06** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-06** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-06** Record vote
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- **2023-05-06** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-06** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-10** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
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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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- **2023-05-22** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-23** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2023-05-23** Placed on local & uncontested 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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- **2023-05-27** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-29** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-13** 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/1f714eb7-14a8-4a25-af0e-023d87cb7e1e`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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