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Texas Legislature · SB 1194 · Effective immediately

Relating to creating the Central Texas Water Alliance; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to impose fees

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Officially: “Relating to creating the Central Texas Water Alliance; providing authority to issue bonds; granting the power of eminent domain; providing authority to impose fees. Read the full text

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89th Legislature (2025)

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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 10, 2025
Filed · Feb 10, 2025
Transmitted to the Governor · Feb 10, 2025
Read first time · Feb 28, 2025
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs · Feb 28, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 17, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 17, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 17, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 17, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 17, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Mar 17, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 17, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 20, 2025
Recommendations filed with the Senate · Mar 24, 2025
Not again placed on intent calendar · Mar 25, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 26, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 27, 2025
Record vote · Mar 27, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Mar 27, 2025
Record vote · Mar 27, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Mar 27, 2025
Record vote · Mar 27, 2025
Read 3rd time · Mar 27, 2025
Passed · Mar 27, 2025
Record vote · Mar 27, 2025
Reported engrossed · Mar 27, 2025
Received from the Senate · Mar 31, 2025
Read first time · Apr 9, 2025
Referred to Natural Resources · Apr 9, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 24, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 24, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · Apr 28, 2025
Committee report distributed · Apr 28, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · Apr 29, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · Apr 29, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 29, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · Apr 29, 2025
Record vote · Apr 29, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · Apr 29, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 30, 2025
Passed · Apr 30, 2025
Record vote · Apr 30, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · Apr 30, 2025
House passage reported · Apr 30, 2025
Reported enrolled · Apr 30, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 5, 2025
Signed in the House · May 5, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 6, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 15, 2025
Effective immediately · May 15, 2025

The numbers

5
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

FloresBuckleyHicklandCurrySpiller

Recorded votes

SBi1194 was passed byHouse · 2025-04-30 · Yeas 121, Nays 20, Present, not voting 2
Tuesday, April 29, 2025 HOUSE JOURNAL — 52nd Day 2363 SBi1194 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-04-29 · Yeas 121, Nays 25, Present, not voting 2
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-03-27 · Yeas 27, Nays 3
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: Effective immediately (May 15, 2025).