Monitoring the Session

HB 4769

licensing department can require your email address

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Dade PhelanRHouse 21

Initial review · graded Oct 19, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to electronic delivery of documents sent or received by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

And keeps it out of public records requests.

This bill lets the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's governing commission adopt rules requiring applicants and license holders to give the department an e-mail address, and keeps that address confidential from public records requests. It also lets the commission, by rule and notwithstanding any other law, send and receive any correspondence electronically, including formal notices, orders and pleadings in licensing cases. People licensed or seeking licenses through the department could get official legal notices by e-mail instead of paper mail starting September 1, 2025, and two existing notice provisions are repealed.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB4769 · 2025-03-13

SOLD BY

Rep. Dade PhelanRHouse 21

ITEM

relating to electronic delivery of documents sent or received by the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

WHAT IT DOES

And keeps it out of public records requests.

This bill lets the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation's governing commission adopt rules requiring applicants and license holders to give the department an e-mail address, and keeps that address confidential from public records requests. It also lets the commission, by rule and notwithstanding any other law, send and receive any correspondence electronically, including formal notices, orders and pleadings in licensing cases. People licensed or seeking licenses through the department could get official legal notices by e-mail instead of paper mail starting September 1, 2025, and two existing notice provisions are repealed.

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 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. 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
  13. Considered in Calendars
  14. Placed on General State Calendar
  15. Read 2nd time
  16. Passed to engrossment
  17. Record vote RV#2783
  18. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  19. Read 3rd time
  20. Passed
  21. Record vote RV#2889
  22. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  23. Reported engrossed
  24. Received from the House
FILED UNDER

Beats not yet reviewed.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 116 yea · 8 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 16, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Dade Phelan

Donors

Tyson D. Faust$75,000Tama Lundquist$75,000JLN III Holdings LLC$50K

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 · Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 24, 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.

Tyson D. Faust$75,000.00
Tama Lundquist$75,000.00
JLN III Holdings LLC$50,000.00

JLN III Holdings LLC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 8, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 11, 2024. 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: 100987524.

Money

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

×

JLN III Holdings LLC

$50,000.00

Cash
$50,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$50,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 8, 2024 to Dec 2, 2024. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 11, 2024. 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: 100987524.

Votes2

House May 16, 2025

Yea
116
Nay
8
Present, not voting
2
Absent
5
Excused
19
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2889

HB 4769 was passed by (Record 2889): 116 Yeas, 8 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 116 (published)
  • Nay: 8 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 2 (published)
  • Absent: 5 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 19 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 15, 2025

Yea
125
Nay
13
Present, not voting
1
Absent
6
Excused
5
Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2783

HB 4769 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2783): 125 Yeas, 13 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

  • Yea: 125 (published)
  • Nay: 13 (published)
  • Present, not voting: 1 (published)
  • Absent: 6 (derived from named list)
  • Excused: 5 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses2
For
1
Against
0
On
1
Names

For

  • Elevator Industry Work Preservation1 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

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · 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 19, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025

05/19/2025 S Received from the House

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

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 13 aye, 0 nay · Out of committee

Companion

SB 2443 by Zaffirini (identical)

Subjects

Electronic Information Systems

Occupational Regulation--Health Occupations

Occupational Regulation--Other Trades & Professions

EMAIL & ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATIONS

LICENSING & REGULATION, TEXAS COMMISSION OF

LICENSING & REGULATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 191 words

89R9620 GP-F

By: Phelan
H.B. No. 4769

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to electronic delivery of documents sent or received by

the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation.

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

SECTION 1. Section 51.207, Occupations Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (c) and adding Subsection (d) to read as

follows:

(c) The commission by rule may require an applicant or [ , ]

license holder[ , or other person who regularly receives

correspondence from the department ] to provide an e-mail address to

the department [ for purposes of receiving correspondence ]. An

e-mail address used under this subsection is confidential and is

not subject to disclosure under Chapter 552, Government Code.

(d) Notwithstanding any other law, the commission by rule

may provide that any correspondence sent or received by the

department be delivered electronically, including any notice,

order, or pleading required under Chapter 2001, Government Code,

this chapter, or a law establishing a regulatory program

administered by the department.

SECTION 2. Sections 51.310(c) and 51.354(c), Occupations

Code, are repealed.

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