Relating to the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board.
This bill amends Texas law governing the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board. It specifies that the board will consist of nine appointed members (with commission approval) plus two nonvoting ex officio members, requiring one public member. The bill also establishes staggered six-year terms for appointed members, with three terms expiring each February 1 in odd-numbered years, and repeals an existing section of the Occupations Code. The changes take effect September 1, 2025.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 3, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, including the advisory board composition, term lengths, and effective date of September 1, 2025. The primary differences are formatting adjustments, addition of certification signatures, and vote counts from both chambers.
TECHNICAL
Formatting and layout were updated to match the enrolled bill format, including removal of placeholder text and addition of official signatures and vote counts.
Certification signatures from the Senate President, House Speaker, Senate Secretary, and House Chief Clerk were added to confirm passage.
Vote counts were added showing Senate passage (30-0) and House passage (108-32 with 3 not voting).
A note about digital content accessibility updates (WCAG 2.1) was included at the top of the document.
Floor votes · House May 27, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (111-29-4)
house
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
lower
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 12, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 24, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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