HB 2418

bill makes the engineering board skip the fundamentals exam

Died in committee

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 the waiver of certain examination requirements for certain applicants for an engineering license.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

For certain applicants. The board no longer gets to choose.

The bill orders the Texas engineering licensing board to skip the fundamentals of engineering exam for certain license applicants instead of leaving that choice to the board. It covers applicants who have actively practiced engineering for at least 15 years, meet the existing education requirement, ask for the waiver in writing, and whom the board finds pose no threat to public safety, even if they failed that exam before. Starting September 1, 2025, these veteran applicants can get a license without passing that entry-level exam, while the board keeps its general power to waive exams in other cases.

Labels

Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Licensing & Administrative Procedures committee on Apr 8, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2418 · 2025-02-04

SOLD BY

Rep. Cody HarrisRHouse 8

ITEM

relating to the waiver of certain examination requirements for certain applicants for an engineering license.

WHAT IT DOES

For certain applicants. The board no longer gets to choose.

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 · April 4, 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

Feb 4, 2025Filed
Mar 17, 2025Read first time
Mar 17, 2025Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
Apr 8, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 8, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 8, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 8, 2025Left pending in committee

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Cody Harris

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$131K Texas Sands PAC$59K Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$53K

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 22, 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$131,199.90

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$131,199.90

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $66,199.90
Total: $131,199.90

grassroots $56,899.90polling $9,300.00

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 · Jun 27, 2025 to Sep 21, 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: 101008254, 101028696, 101039343, 101067574.

Texas Sands PAC$58,800.00

Texas Sands PAC

$58,800.00

Cash: $42,500.00
Paid by others: $16,300.00
Total: $58,800.00

polling $16,300.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 22, 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: 100985564, 101028696, 101039343, 101071425.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$52,590.39

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$52,590.39

Cash: $45,000.00
Paid by others: $7,590.39
Total: $52,590.39

digital $5,420.63text $1,960.28Other filed descriptions $209.48

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 100985564, 101008254, 101028696, 101035469, 101039343, 101057705, 101067574.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$131,199.90

Cash: $65,000.00
Paid by others: $66,199.90
Total: $131,199.90

grassroots $56,899.90polling $9,300.00

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 · Jun 27, 2025 to Sep 21, 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: 101008254, 101028696, 101039343, 101067574.

Texas Sands PAC

$58,800.00

Cash: $42,500.00
Paid by others: $16,300.00
Total: $58,800.00

polling $16,300.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 22, 2024 to Oct 22, 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: 100985564, 101028696, 101039343, 101071425.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$52,590.39

Cash: $45,000.00
Paid by others: $7,590.39
Total: $52,590.39

digital $5,420.63text $1,960.28Other filed descriptions $209.48

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 11, 2024 to Sep 21, 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: 100985564, 101008254, 101028696, 101035469, 101039343, 101057705, 101067574.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · April 4, 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 Feb 4, 2025

04/08/2025 H Left pending in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

House committee · Licensing & Administrative Procedures · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

ENGINEERS & ENGINEERING

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS, TEXAS BOARD OF

Text

The text as introduced · 321 words

89R967 CMO-D

By: Harris
H.B. No. 2418

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the waiver of certain examination requirements for

certain applicants for an engineering license.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1001.305, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 1001.305. WAIVER OF EXAMINATION REQUIREMENT. (a) The

board by rule may waive all or part of the examination requirement

for an applicant for the issuance or reissuance of a license under

this chapter. The board may not waive the requirement unless the

board first determines that:

(1) the applicant possesses sufficient qualifications

to justify the waiver; and

(2) issuing or reissuing the license to the applicant

does not pose a threat to the public health, safety, or welfare.

(b) The board shall waive the fundamentals of engineering

examination requirement for an applicant for the issuance or

reissuance of a license under this chapter, regardless of whether

the applicant has previously failed a fundamentals of engineering

examination in this state or another jurisdiction, if:

(1) the applicant has engaged in the active practice

of engineering for at least 15 years;

(2) the board determines that issuing or reissuing the

license to the applicant does not pose a threat to the public

health, safety, or welfare;

(3) the applicant requests a waiver in writing at the

time the application is filed; and

(4) the applicant meets the educational requirement of

Section 1001.302(a)(1).

SECTION 2. Section 1001.305, Occupations Code, as amended

by this Act, applies only to an application for an engineering

license that is filed on or after the effective date of this Act. An

application that was filed before the effective date of this Act is

governed by the law in effect on the date the application was filed,

and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.