Compare TX HB 2827 (2019) and TX SB 2943 (2025)

The introduced text of these two bills, side by side, with the wording they share.

TX HB 2827 (2019) · Texas · 2019 · Failed
TX SB 2943 (2025) · Texas · 2025 · Failed

397 shared 8-word phrases found in the introduced text of these two bills.

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TX HB 2827 (2019)	TX SB 2943 (2025)
B. No. 2827 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to discrimination by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 57, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Sections 57.003 and 57.004 to read as follows: Sec. 57.003. CERTAIN RULES OR POLICIES PROHIBITED. (a) A state agency that issues a license or otherwise regulates a business, occupation, or profession may not adopt any rule, regulation, or policy or impose a penalty that: (1) limits an applicant's ability to obtain, maintain, or renew a license based on a sincerely held religious belief of the applicant; or (2) burdens an applica…	B. No. 2943 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to discrimination by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 57, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Sections 57.003 and 57.004 to read as follows: Sec. 57.003. CERTAIN RULES OR POLICIES PROHIBITED. (a) A state agency that issues a license or otherwise regulates a business, occupation, or profession may not adopt any rule, regulation, or policy or impose a penalty that: (1) limits an applicant's ability to obtain, maintain, or renew a license based on a sincerely held religious belief of the applicant; or (2) burdens an applica…

TX HB 2827 (2019)

TX SB 2943 (2025)

B. No. 2827 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to discrimination by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 57, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Sections 57.003 and 57.004 to read as follows: Sec. 57.003. CERTAIN RULES OR POLICIES PROHIBITED. (a) A state agency that issues a license or otherwise regulates a business, occupation, or profession may not adopt any rule, regulation, or policy or impose a penalty that: (1) limits an applicant's ability to obtain, maintain, or renew a license based on a sincerely held religious belief of the applicant; or (2) burdens an applica…

B. No. 2943 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to discrimination by a state agency against an applicant for or holder of an occupational license. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Chapter 57, Occupations Code, is amended by adding Sections 57.003 and 57.004 to read as follows: Sec. 57.003. CERTAIN RULES OR POLICIES PROHIBITED. (a) A state agency that issues a license or otherwise regulates a business, occupation, or profession may not adopt any rule, regulation, or policy or impose a penalty that: (1) limits an applicant's ability to obtain, maintain, or renew a license based on a sincerely held religious belief of the applicant; or (2) burdens an applica…