Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Mar 13, 2025
Filed · Mar 13, 2025
Read first time · Mar 17, 2025
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs · Mar 17, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 24, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 24, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 24, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Mar 24, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Mar 27, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Mar 27, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Mar 31, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 2, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 2, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 2, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 2, 2025
Amended · Apr 2, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 2, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 2, 2025
Amended · Apr 2, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 2, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 2, 2025
Amended · Apr 2, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 2, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 2, 2025
Amended · Apr 2, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 2, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 2, 2025
Amended · Apr 2, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 2, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Apr 2, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 2, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 2, 2025
Record vote · Apr 2, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 2, 2025
Passed · Apr 2, 2025
Record vote · Apr 2, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 2, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 3, 2025
Read first time · Apr 9, 2025
Referred to Natural Resources · Apr 9, 2025
Posting rule suspended · Apr 22, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 24, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 24, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · Apr 24, 2025
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee · Apr 24, 2025
Left pending in committee · Apr 24, 2025
Considered in public hearing · May 7, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 7, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 7, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 16, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 16, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 16, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 20, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 23, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 23, 2025
Postponed · May 23, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 26, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 26, 2025
Amendment to amendment tabled · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 26, 2025
Amended · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 26, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 27, 2025
Postponed · May 27, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 28, 2025
Amendment withdrawn · May 28, 2025
Passed · May 28, 2025
Record vote · May 28, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 28, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 28, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 30, 2025
Read · May 30, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 30, 2025
Record vote · May 30, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported · May 31, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 31, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 31, 2025
Signed in the House · Jun 1, 2025
Sent to the Governor · Jun 1, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
See remarks for effective date · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
31
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
PerryAlvaradoBettencourtBlancoCampbellCreightonEckhardtFloresGutierrezHagenbuchHallHancockHinojosa, AdamHinojosa, Juan "Chuy"HughesJohnsonKingKolkhorstMenéndezMiddletonMilesNicholsParkerPaxtonSchwertnerSparksWestZaffiriniBirdwellHuffmanHarris
Recorded votes
SB 7 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-28 · Yeas 136, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
Virdell CSSB 7, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 143, Nays 3, Present, not voting 1
Virdell Amendment No. 1 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 137, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
The motion to table prevailed byHouse · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 81, Nays 55, Present, not voting 2
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.
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