Monitoring the Session

HB 2827

bill ending annual renewal for engineering licenses

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Dennis PaulRHouse 129

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 renewal of an engineering license or registration.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Renewal terms of at least two years, set by rule.

The bill ends annual renewal for Texas engineering licenses and registrations and tells the state engineering board to set renewal terms of at least two years by rule. It touches licensed engineers, registered engineering business entities, and the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Engineers and firms would renew less often, on a schedule the board sets, starting with rules adopted after September 1, 2025.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2827 · 2025-02-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Dennis PaulRHouse 129

+ 1 coauthor

ITEM

relating to the renewal of an engineering license or registration.

WHAT IT DOES

Renewal terms of at least two years, set by rule.

The bill ends annual renewal for Texas engineering licenses and registrations and tells the state engineering board to set renewal terms of at least two years by rule. It touches licensed engineers, registered engineering business entities, and the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors. Engineers and firms would renew less often, on a schedule the board sets, starting with rules adopted after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 14, 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. Committee substitute considered in committee
  7. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  8. Left pending in committee
  9. Considered in public hearing
  10. Committee substitute considered in committee
  11. Reported favorably as substituted
  12. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  13. Committee report distributed
  14. Committee report sent to Calendars
  15. Considered in Calendars
  16. Placed on General State Calendar
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Dennis Paul

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$25KRichard Weekley$13KRoger Elswick$11,000

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 28, 2024 to Aug 27, 2025. 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$25,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

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 · on Jun 25, 2025. 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: 101010120.

Richard Weekley$12,500.00

Richard Weekley

$12,500.00

Cash
$12,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,500.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jun 27, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 27, 2025. 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: 101010120.

Roger Elswick$11,000.00
Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$25,000.00

Cash
$25,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$25,000.00

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 · on Jun 25, 2025. 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: 101010120.

×

Richard Weekley

$12,500.00

Cash
$12,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$12,500.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Jun 27, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Jun 27, 2025. 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: 101010120.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Witnesses4
For
3
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • AGC of Texas1 registration
  • American Council of Engineering Companies of Texas1 registration
  • The Texas Society of Professional Engineers1 registration

On

  • Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors1 registration
Sources

4 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 H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · April 14, 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 13, 2025

05/13/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

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.

Coauthors
Ray LopezDHouse 125

House committee · Licensing & Administrative Procedures · Committee vote 12 aye, 0 nay, 1 absent · Out of committee

Companion

SB 681 by Hughes (similar)

Subjects

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

ENGINEERS & ENGINEERING

SURVEYORS

PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS & LAND SURVEYORS, TEXAS BOARD OF

Text

The text as introduced · 258 words

89R9788 AND-D

By: Paul
H.B. No. 2827

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the renewal of an engineering license or registration.

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

SECTION 1. The heading to Subchapter H, Chapter 1001,

Occupations Code, is amended to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER H. ENGINEERING LICENSE OR REGISTRATION RENEWAL

SECTION 2. The heading to Section 1001.351, Occupations

Code, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 1001.351. LICENSE OR REGISTRATION [ ANNUAL ] RENEWAL

[ REQUIRED ].

SECTION 3. Section 1001.351(a), Occupations Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) The board shall adopt rules providing for the [ provide

for the annual ] renewal of a license or registration issued under

this chapter. The rules must provide that a license or registration

issued under this chapter is valid for a term of not less than two

years.

SECTION 4. Section 1001.405(d), Occupations Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(d) The registration of a business entity issued under this

section is valid for the term provided by board rule adopted under

Section 1001.351 and [ expires on the first anniversary of the date

the registration is issued. The registration ] may be renewed by the

filing of an updated application under Subsection (c).

SECTION 5. As soon as practicable after the effective date

of this Act, the Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land

Surveyors shall adopt rules to implement Section 1001.351(a),

Occupations Code, as amended by this Act.

SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.