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HB 2827 presented by Dennis Paul on Tuesday, April 8 in the Texas House

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Dennis Paul, Texas State Representative of 129th District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/Dennis.Paul.HD129

Dennis Paul, Texas State Representative of 129th District (R) | https://www.facebook.com/Dennis.Paul.HD129

Rep. Dennis Paul introduced HB 2827, a bill on Occupational Regulation, to the Texas House on Tuesday, April 8 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.

More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the renewal of an engineering license or registration’’.

The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.

This bill modifies the rules regarding the renewal of engineering licenses and registrations in Texas. The Texas Board of Professional Engineers and Land Surveyors is required to adopt rules ensuring that licenses or registrations are valid for a term of not less than two years. Additionally, the registration of business entities can be renewed by filing an updated application, as determined by board rules. These changes aim to streamline and standardize the license and registration renewal processes within the engineering field. The Act is set to take effect Sept. 1, 2025, allowing time for the board to implement the necessary rules.

Dennis Paul, member of the House Committee on Transportation and vice chair of the House Committee on S/C on Transportation Funding, proposed another 19 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.

Paul graduated from San Jacinto College with a BS.

Dennis Paul is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 129th House district. He replaced previous state representative John E. Davis in 2015.

Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.

You can read more about the bills and other measures here.

Other Recent Bills Introduced by Rep. Dennis Paul in Texas House During 89(R) Legislative Session

Bill NumberDate IntroducedShort Description
HB 529504/07/2025Relating to appointments to the public transportation advisory committee
HB 480704/03/2025Relating to the fiduciary responsibility of the governing body of the public retirement systems in this state and the investment managers and proxy advisors acting on behalf of those systems
HB 454904/03/2025Relating to the prompt payment of health insurance claims
HB 454004/03/2025Relating to the unauthorized entry, occupancy, sale, rental, lease, advertisement for sale, rental, or lease, or conveyance of real property, including the removal of certain unauthorized occupants of a dwelling; creating criminal offenses; increasing a criminal penalty; authorizing a fee
HB 453804/03/2025Relating to the transfer by the Parks and Wildlife Department to the General Land Office of a portion of the revenue derived from vessel registration fees to cover the cost of removing derelict vessels from waterways
HB 431204/01/2025Relating to a prohibition on the making of a campaign contribution by a person who is not a United States citizen
HB 429304/01/2025Relating to the licensing and regulation of persons who may repair or test backflow prevention assemblies
HB 429104/01/2025Relating to the operation of an early voting ballot board and signature verification committee
HB 389903/27/2025Relating to the authority of the Texas Department of Insurance to adopt rules that implement or are based on certain environmental, social, and governance models, ratings, or standards
HB 178303/27/2025Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions
HB 377603/26/2025Relating to reporting requirements for a public retirement system that authorizes the system's shares to be voted by a proxy advisor or investment manager
HB 377403/26/2025Relating to the operation of a signature verification committee
HB 365603/25/2025Relating to the composition of the board of directors of the Texas School Safety Center
HB 354703/24/2025Relating to an exemption from the franchise tax for certain qualified space companies
HB 325603/20/2025Relating to meetings of the board of directors of the Gulf Coast Authority
HB 304203/20/2025Relating to laboratory claim integrity programs for health benefit plans
HB 300103/20/2025Relating to the right of an insured to enter into a contract with a public insurance adjuster
HB 282803/19/2025Relating to partial payment by an owner of an amount owed to a property owners' association
HB 190603/14/2025Relating to the establishment of the Health Impact, Cost, and Coverage Analysis Program; authorizing a fee

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