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Texas Legislature · SB 1261 · Effective on 9/1/25

Relating to the financing of water supply projects included in the state water plan; authorizing the issuance of obligations

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Officially: “Relating to the financing of water supply projects included in the state water plan; authorizing the issuance of obligations. Read the full text

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89th Legislature (2025)

Where it is

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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 13, 2025
Filed · Feb 13, 2025
Read first time · Feb 28, 2025
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs · Feb 28, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 7, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 7, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Apr 7, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 7, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Apr 9, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Apr 9, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Apr 9, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 16, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Apr 16, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 22, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 22, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 22, 2025
Amended · Apr 22, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 22, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Apr 22, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 22, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 22, 2025
Record vote · Apr 22, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 22, 2025
Passed · Apr 22, 2025
Record vote · Apr 22, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 22, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 23, 2025
Read first time · Apr 24, 2025
Referred to Natural Resources · Apr 24, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · Apr 29, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 29, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 5, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 5, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 5, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 16, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 20, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 20, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 20, 2025
Point of order withdrawn (amendment) · May 20, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 20, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 20, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 21, 2025
Passed · May 21, 2025
Record vote · May 21, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 21, 2025
House passage reported · May 21, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 21, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 22, 2025
Signed in the House · May 22, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 22, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025

The numbers

4
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

PerryFloresWestGerdes

Recorded votes

SBi1261 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-21 · Yeas 119, Nays 23, Present, not voting 3
Manuel SB 1261 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-20 · Yeas 125, Nays 14, Present, not voting 2
SBi1261 - (consideration continued) Amendment No. 1 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-20 · Yeas 45, Nays 91, Present, not voting 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 on 9/1/25 (Jun 20, 2025).