HB 4769 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

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

HB 4769 allows the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) to deliver official documents electronically, including notices, orders, and pleadings, to license applicants, license holders, and others who regularly receive TDLR correspondence. The bill requires TDLR to establish rules for this electronic delivery method, permitting the department to mandate email addresses for recipients while keeping those addresses confidential under state law. It repeals previous requirements that conflicted with this electronic delivery approach. The law takes effect on September 1, 2025, shifting TDLR communications from paper-based to digital delivery for affected individuals.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Apr 3, 2025 Last action May 19, 2025
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What changed between versions

Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · May 16, 2025
MINOR
This bill makes technical formatting and layout changes to the text of HB 4769 without altering the substantive policy content. The actual legislative provisions regarding electronic document delivery and related code amendments remain unchanged. The modifications primarily involve reformatting the bill header, spacing, and line breaks to align with the engrossed version standards.
TECHNICAL

Reformatted bill header information including bill number, sponsor name, and title presentation

Adjusted line breaks and spacing throughout the text for proper engrossed version formatting

Standardized section numbering and spacing in the legislative text

Floor votes · House May 15, 2025

How they voted

12413
Passed · 8 other
Total votes 145
May 15, 2025
D Democratic59
53 Yea 6
89% Yea
R Republican86
71 Yea 13 Nay 2
82% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Committee
Referred to Licensing & Administrative Procedures
lower
Apr 3, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Photo of Dade Phelan
Dade Phelan
RRepublican
TX
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