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TX HB 3687

enacted

Relating to certification requirements for a fire marshal and any related employee, officer, inspector, and investigator appointed by certain counties and emergency services districts.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 3687 pass?

Yes. TX HB 3687 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 3687 about?

TX HB 3687 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to certification requirements for a fire marshal and any related employee, officer, inspector, and investigator appointed by certain counties and emergency services districts.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 3687?

Harless, Bettencourt are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3687, joined by 1 cosponsor.

Introduced
2025-03-25
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Harlessprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-04

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-25

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-25

    Referred to s/c on County & Regional Government by Speaker

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-21

    Scheduled for public hearing in s/c on . . .

  5. 2025-04-21

    Considered by s/c in public hearing

  6. 2025-04-21

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in subcommittee

  7. 2025-04-21

    Left pending in subcommittee

  8. 2025-04-28

    Recalled from subcommittee

  9. 2025-04-28

    Considered in formal meeting

  10. 2025-04-28

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  11. 2025-05-05

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  12. 2025-05-05

    Committee report distributed

  13. 2025-05-05

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  14. 2025-05-07

    Considered in Calendars

  15. 2025-05-09

    Placed on General State Calendar

  16. 2025-05-10

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  17. 2025-05-10

    Passed to engrossment

  18. 2025-05-10

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-12

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-12

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-05-12

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-12

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-05-12

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-05-12

    Received from the House

    introduction

  26. 2025-05-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-05-13

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  28. 2025-05-14

    Posting rule suspended

  29. 2025-05-15

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-05-15

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-05-15

    Testimony taken in committee

  32. 2025-05-15

    Vote taken in committee

  33. 2025-05-15

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  34. 2025-05-15

    Vote taken in committee

  35. 2025-05-16

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2025-05-16

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  37. 2025-05-16

    Committee report printed and distributed

  38. 2025-05-21

    Co-sponsor authorized

  39. 2025-05-21

    Placed on intent calendar

  40. 2025-05-21

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  41. 2025-05-21

    Vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-05-21

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  43. 2025-05-21

    Vote recorded in Journal

  44. 2025-05-21

    Three day rule suspended

  45. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-21

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  47. 2025-05-21

    Passed

    passage

  48. 2025-05-21

    Record vote

  49. 2025-05-21

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  50. 2025-05-23

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  51. 2025-05-24

    Signed in the House

    passage

  52. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  53. 2025-05-26

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  54. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  55. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-10 · pass · 104-14

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Lozano: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Schofield: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Allen: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Goodwin: absent
    • Hefner: absent
    • Holt: absent
    • Lambert: absent
    • Fischer: absent
    • Meza: absent
    • Moody: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Ordaz: absent
    • Perez, M.: absent
    • Smithee: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Thompson: absent
    • Vo: absent
    • Zwiener: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Leach: absent
    • Lowe: absent
    • McQueeney: absent
    • Morgan: absent
    • Rosenthal: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-12 · pass · 117-26

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Bonnen: no
    • Cain: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Isaac: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Flores: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Cook: absent
    • Dean: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 3687 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-21 · pass · 29-2

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Sparks: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03600_HB03699/HB 3687.xml

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