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TX SB 863

enacted

Relating to water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer and to the use of certain reclaimed water in an aquifer storage and recovery project.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 863 pass?

Yes. TX SB 863 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 863 about?

TX SB 863 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer and to the use of certain reclaimed water in an aquifer storage and recovery project.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 863?

Perry, Isaac are the primary sponsors of TX SB 863.

Introduced
2025-01-22
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Perryprimary
  • Isaacprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-01-22

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-01-22

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-13

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-07

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-07

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-07

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-07

    Vote taken in committee

  9. 2025-04-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-07

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  11. 2025-04-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-04-16

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-04-16

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  14. 2025-04-16

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  15. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-04-16

    Three day rule suspended

  17. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  18. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  19. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  20. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  21. 2025-04-16

    Reported engrossed

  22. 2025-04-17

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  23. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  24. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  25. 2025-05-14

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-05-14

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-05-14

    Left pending in committee

  28. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  29. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  31. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

  32. 2025-05-21

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  33. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  34. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  35. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  36. 2025-05-27

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  37. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  38. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  39. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  40. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  42. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  43. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-28

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  46. 2025-05-30

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  47. 2025-05-30

    Read

  48. 2025-05-30

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  49. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  50. 2025-05-31

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  51. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  52. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  53. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  54. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  55. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  56. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 139-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Money: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Bhojani: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Ashby: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Manue: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 141-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talaric: absent
    • Thompson: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 31-0

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