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SB705 • 2025

Relating to the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board.

Relating to the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Zaffirini
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board.

Relating to the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3857

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  12. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  13. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  14. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3727

  15. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  17. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  18. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  19. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  20. 2025-05-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  21. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  22. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  23. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  24. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures

  25. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  26. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  27. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  28. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  29. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  30. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  31. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  32. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  35. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  36. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  37. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  38. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  39. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  40. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  41. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  42. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  44. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  45. 2025-02-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  46. 2025-02-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  47. 2025-01-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  48. 2025-01-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 705 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 705

AN ACT

relating to the air conditioning and refrigeration contractors

advisory board.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1302.201, Occupations Code, is amended

to read as follows:

Sec. 1302.201. ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERSHIP. The air

conditioning and refrigeration contractors advisory board consists

of nine members appointed by the presiding officer of the

commission[
,
] with the commission's approval[
, and two ex officio

nonvoting members
]. One member of the advisory board must be a

public member.

SECTION 2. Section 1302.205(a), Occupations Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(a) Appointed advisory board members serve staggered

six-year terms. The terms of
three
[
two
] appointed members expire

on February 1 of each odd-numbered year.

SECTION 3. Section 1302.203, Occupations Code, is repealed.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 705 passed the Senate on

May 12, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 705 passed the House on

May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 108, Nays 32, three

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor