HB 1888

bill exempting medical device boilers from inspection rules

Companion SB 1185 became law

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 an exemption from boiler registration and inspection requirements for certain boilers in medical equipment and autoclaves.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Small FDA-regulated device boilers and autoclave pressure vessels are off the list.

The bill adds two new items to the list of equipment that does not have to follow the state's boiler registration and inspection rules. It covers small boilers built into medical devices that the federal Food and Drug Administration regulates, within set size and pressure limits, and unfired pressure vessels inside autoclaves. Owners and operators of that equipment, such as hospitals, clinics and labs, would no longer have to register those units or have them inspected under the state boiler chapter, starting September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1888 · 2025-01-16

SOLD BY

Rep. Will MetcalfRHouse 16

ITEM

relating to an exemption from boiler registration and inspection requirements for certain boilers in medical equipment and autoclaves.

WHAT IT DOES

Small FDA-regulated device boilers and autoclave pressure vessels are off the list.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($98,070)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 24, 2025

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB1888, As Introduced: a negative impact of ($196,140) through the biennium ending August 31, 2027. The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

First year · FY 2026 · ($98,070)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Jan 16, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Mar 25, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 25, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 25, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Mar 25, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 1, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 1, 2025Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
Apr 1, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 7, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 7, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 8, 2025Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
Apr 15, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Apr 17, 2025Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
Apr 17, 2025Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
Apr 17, 2025Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.
Apr 23, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
Apr 25, 2025Withdrawn from calendar (contested)
Apr 25, 2025Returned to Calendars Committee
Apr 25, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 25, 2025Considered in Calendars
Apr 29, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
Apr 29, 2025Companion considered in lieu of SB 1185
Apr 29, 2025Laid on the table subject to call

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Will Metcalf

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$150K Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$54K Dustin Burrows Campaign$45K

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 · Nov 7, 2024 to Oct 19, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$149,922.40

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$149,922.40

Cash: $70,000.00
Paid by others: $79,922.40
Total: $149,922.40

advertising $37,500.00polling $27,750.00mail $14,372.40fundraiser $300.00

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 · Nov 8, 2024 to Aug 12, 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: 100982185, 100998989, 101030949, 101035543, 101059927, 101068041.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$54,402.88

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$54,402.88

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $54,402.88
Total: $54,402.88

television $52,000.00text $1,402.88digital $1,000.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Jan 27, 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: 100998989, 101034987, 101035543.

Dustin Burrows Campaign$45,000.00

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$45,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $10,000.00
Total: $45,000.00

polling $10,000.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 26, 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: 101030949, 101035543.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$149,922.40

Cash: $70,000.00
Paid by others: $79,922.40
Total: $149,922.40

advertising $37,500.00polling $27,750.00mail $14,372.40fundraiser $300.00

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 · Nov 8, 2024 to Aug 12, 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: 100982185, 100998989, 101030949, 101035543, 101059927, 101068041.

Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund

$54,402.88

Cash: $0.00
Paid by others: $54,402.88
Total: $54,402.88

television $52,000.00text $1,402.88digital $1,000.00

Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Jan 27, 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: 100998989, 101034987, 101035543.

Dustin Burrows Campaign

$45,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $10,000.00
Total: $45,000.00

polling $10,000.00

Also funds 39 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Sep 13, 2025 to Sep 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 29, 2025 to Jan 26, 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: 101030949, 101035543.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses2

For: 1
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

For

Steris1 registration

On

TDLR1 registration

Sources

2 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

Net to General Revenue · FY 2026($98,070)

LBB estimate, flow · fiscal note version I · ( ) = negative · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 24, 2025

First year · FY 2026 · ($98,070)

Probable Net Positive/(Negative) Impact to General Revenue Related Funds

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 16, 2025

04/29/2025 H Laid on the table subject to call

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

Companion

SB 1185 by Creighton (identical)

Subjects

Health--General

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

Safety

BOILERS

Text

The text as introduced · 290 words

89R3881 EAS-F

By: Metcalf
H.B. No. 1888

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to an exemption from boiler registration and inspection

requirements for certain boilers in medical equipment and

autoclaves.

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

SECTION 1. Section 755.022(a), Health and Safety Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) This chapter does not apply to:

(1) boilers owned or operated by the federal

government;

(2) pressure vessels or process steam generators,

other than steam collection or liberation drums of process steam

generators;

(3) manually fired miniature boilers that:

(A) are constructed or maintained for

locomotives, boats, tractors, or stationary engines only as a hobby

for exhibition, recreation, education, or historical purposes and

not for commercial use;

(B) have an inside diameter of 12 inches or less

or a grate area of two square feet or less; and

(C) are equipped with a safety valve of adequate

size, a water level indicator, and a pressure gauge;

(4) boilers that are designed for operation only at

atmospheric pressure and that are equipped with two independent

means to prevent the buildup of pressure;

(5) steam cookers; [ or ]

(6) espresso machines ;

(7) boilers that are a component of a medical device

regulated by the United States Food and Drug Administration and are

of a size that does not exceed:

(A) an inside shell diameter of 16 inches;

(B) 20 square feet of heating surface, unless the

boiler is electric;

(C) five cubic feet of gross volume, excluding

the casing and insulation; and

(D) an allowable working pressure of 100 pounds

per square inch gauge; or

(8) unfired pressure vessels in an autoclave .

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