Texas 89th Legislature, Regular Session Status: To Executive

HB 1237 — Relating to the renewal by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain expired occupational licenses and registrations.

Last action — Effective on 9/1/25

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. ✓
    Passed House
  4. ✓
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced November 12, 2024. It awaits signature.

Signed by Governor Greg Abbott (Republican) on June 20, 2025.

Next likely step: the executive signs it into law or issues a veto.

Prognosis

Advancing 42% · moderate confidence

Where this bill stands today.

Odds of enactment

High

How often bills like it became law.

  • To Executive

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 1 sponsor

    1 primary, 0 co-sponsors signed on.

Prognosis reads this bill's own signals — stage, sponsorship breadth, committee status, recorded votes and cross-state momentum. Odds come from a model trained on which bills have become law.

Summary

Relating to the renewal by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain expired occupational licenses and registrations.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

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Action History

  1. Effective on 9/1/25

  2. Signed by the Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

  5. Signed in the House

  6. Reported enrolled

  7. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. Record vote

  11. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  12. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  13. Senate Amendments distributed

  14. Senate passage as amended reported

  15. Record vote

  16. Passed

  17. Read 3rd time

  18. Record vote

  19. Three day rule suspended

  20. Vote recorded in Journal

  21. Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  22. Laid before the Senate

  23. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  24. Committee report printed and distributed

  25. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  26. Reported favorably as substituted

  27. Vote taken in committee

  28. Considered in public hearing

  29. Posting rule suspended

  30. Left pending in committee

  31. Considered in public hearing

  32. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  33. Referred to Natural Resources

  34. Read first time

  35. Received from the House

  36. Reported engrossed

  37. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  38. Record vote

  39. Passed

  40. Read 3rd time

  41. Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  42. Passed to engrossment

  43. Read 2nd time

  44. Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  45. Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  46. Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  47. Committee report distributed

  48. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  49. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  50. Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  51. Considered in formal meeting

  52. Left pending in committee

  53. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  54. Considered in public hearing

  55. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  56. Referred to Environmental Regulation

  57. Read first time

  58. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (183)

183 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

environment labor
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Frequently asked questions

What does HB 1237 do?
Relating to the renewal by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of certain expired occupational licenses and registrations.
Who sponsors HB 1237?
HB 1237 is sponsored by Ryan Guillen.
What is the current status of HB 1237?
This bill has been sent to the executive. Introduced November 12, 2024. It awaits signature.
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