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Texas Legislature · SB 616 · Effective immediately

Relating to aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer

Introduced
Moved
Reached a final decision
Became law
Derived from the official record below.

Officially: “Relating to aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer. 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 · Dec 13, 2024
Filed · Dec 13, 2024
Read first time · Feb 3, 2025
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs · Feb 3, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Feb 24, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Feb 24, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Feb 24, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Feb 24, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Feb 25, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Feb 25, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Feb 25, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 11, 2025
Co-author authorized · Mar 12, 2025
Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day · Mar 12, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Mar 12, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Mar 12, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Mar 12, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Mar 12, 2025
Record vote · Mar 12, 2025
Read 3rd time · Mar 12, 2025
Passed · Mar 12, 2025
Record vote · Mar 12, 2025
Reported engrossed · Mar 12, 2025
Received from the Senate · Mar 13, 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 · May 2, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 2, 2025
Amendment withdrawn · May 2, 2025
Postponed · May 2, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 2, 2025
Amended · May 2, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 2, 2025
Record vote · May 2, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 2, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 5, 2025
Passed · May 5, 2025
Record vote · May 5, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 5, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 6, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 12, 2025
Read · May 12, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 12, 2025
Record vote · May 12, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported · May 12, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 12, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 13, 2025
Signed in the House · May 13, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 13, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 24, 2025
Effective immediately · May 24, 2025

The numbers

3
sponsors on the bill

Sponsors

SchwertnerEckhardtHarris Davila

Recorded votes

SBi616 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-05 · Yeas 133, Nays 3, Present, not voting 2
SB 616, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-02 · Yeas 126, Nays 1, 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 immediately (May 24, 2025).