Monitoring the Session

HB 1874

bill rewriting what a master electrician may do

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Keith BellRHouse 4

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to the scope of work a master electrician is authorized to perform.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The license covers electrical design work along with all electrical work.

This bill rewrites the list of what a licensed master electrician in Texas is allowed to do, and it spells out that the license covers electrical design work along with all electrical work. It touches master electricians, the electricians they supervise, people training toward electrician and sign electrician licenses, and electrical sign contractors who need a master of record. On the ground, a master electrician can do and design electrical work, supervise electricians, sign off on on-the-job training hours for several license types, and serve as master of record for a sign contractor, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 127 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 127 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).STALLED AFTER COMMITTEE. Voted out of the House Licensing & Administrative Procedures committee 11-0 on Apr 8, 2025. Never placed on a calendar. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1874 · 2025-01-15

SOLD BY

Rep. Keith BellRHouse 4

ITEM

relating to the scope of work a master electrician is authorized to perform.

WHAT IT DOES

The license covers electrical design work along with all electrical work.

This bill rewrites the list of what a licensed master electrician in Texas is allowed to do, and it spells out that the license covers electrical design work along with all electrical work. It touches master electricians, the electricians they supervise, people training toward electrician and sign electrician licenses, and electrical sign contractors who need a master of record. On the ground, a master electrician can do and design electrical work, supervise electricians, sign off on on-the-job training hours for several license types, and serve as master of record for a sign contractor, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 28, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
  8. Considered in public hearing
  9. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  10. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  11. Committee report distributed
  12. Committee report sent to Calendars
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Keith Bell

Donors

Josh Stevens$50,000Carla Enna$50,000Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$35K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 31, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Josh Stevens$50,000.00
Carla Enna$50,000.00
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$35,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$35,000.00

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$35,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 30, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007782, 101027129, 101068150.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$35,000.00

Cash
$35,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$35,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 30, 2025 to Sep 4, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101007782, 101027129, 101068150.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses5
For
3
Against
1
On
1
Names

For

  • City of Houston1 registration
  • Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas1 registration
  • Self; Independent Electrical Contractors of Texas1 registration

Against

  • American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas1 registration

On

  • TDLR1 registration
Sources

5 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 28, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 15, 2025

04/30/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Licensing & Administrative Procedures · Committee vote 11 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

ELECTRICIANS & ELECTRICAL CONTRACTORS

Text

The text as introduced · 127 words

89R6303 AND-D

By: Bell of Kaufman
H.B. No. 1874

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the scope of work a master electrician is authorized to

perform.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 1305.153(b), Occupations Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(b) A master electrician may:

(1) perform all electrical work and electrical design

work , including electrical work performed by a master sign

electrician;

(2) supervise an electrician;

(3) verify compliance with on-the-job training

requirements for issuance of a master electrician license, master

sign electrician license, journeyman electrician license, or

journeyman sign electrician license; and

(4) serve as master of record for an electrical sign

contractor.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.