TX HB4204 | 2025-2026 | 89th Legislature

Texas House Bill 4204

Status

Sponsorship: Bipartisan Bill
Status: Engrossed on May 16 2025 - 50% progression, died in committee
Action: 2025-05-28 - Co-sponsor authorized
Pending: Senate Business & Commerce Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Engrossed) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to prohibiting the use of unfair service agreements; creating an offense.

Title

Relating to prohibiting the use of unfair service agreements; creating an offense.

Roll Calls

2025-05-16 - House - Read 3rd time RV#2848 (Y: 116 N: 0 NV: 3 Abs: 31) [PASS]
2025-05-15 - House - Amended RV#2732 (Y: 135 N: 0 NV: 2 Abs: 13) [PASS]

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2025-05-28	Senate	Co-sponsor authorized
2025-05-19	Senate	Referred to Business & Commerce
2025-05-19	Senate	Read first time
2025-05-19	Senate	Received from the House
2025-05-16	House	Reported engrossed
2025-05-16	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-16	House	Record vote RV#2848
2025-05-16	House	Passed
2025-05-16	House	Read 3rd time
2025-05-15	House	Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-15	House	Record vote RV#2732
2025-05-15	House	Passed to engrossment as amended
2025-05-15	House	Amended 1-Harless
2025-05-15	House	Read 2nd time
2025-05-12	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-10	House	Considered in Calendars
2025-05-07	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-07	House	Committee report distributed
2025-05-06	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-30	House	Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-04-30	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-23	House	Left pending in committee
2025-04-23	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-23	House	Considered in public hearing
2025-04-23	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-31	House	Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development
2025-03-31	House	Read first time
2025-03-10	House	Filed

Same As/Similar To

SB2957 (Same As) 2025-04-07 - Referred to Business & Commerce
SB2957 (Same As) 2025-04-07 - Referred to Business & Commerce

Subjects

Business & Commerce
Business & Commerce--Trade Practices
Civil Remedies & Liabilities
Consumer Protection
Crimes
Crimes--Miscellaneous
Financial
Financial--General
Property Interests
Property Interests--Mortgages & Liens
Property Interests--Real Property

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4204
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04204I.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04204H.htm
Text	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB04204E.htm
Amendment	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/amendments/html/HB04204H21.HTM
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/fiscalnotes/html/HB04204I.htm
Supplement	https://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/analysis/html/HB04204H.htm
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4204&RcdVtNo=2732&Ch=H&Dt=05/15/2025
Roll Call	https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/RecordVote.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=HB4204&RcdVtNo=2848&Ch=H&Dt=05/16/2025