Bill Commons

TX SB 1959

died on adjournment

Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1959 pass?

No. TX SB 1959 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 1959 about?

TX SB 1959 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1959?

Hagenbuch, Spiller are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1959.

Introduced
2025-03-05
Latest action
2025-05-20 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Spillerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-05

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-03-05

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-28

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-04-28

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-04-28

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-04-28

    Vote taken in committee

  9. 2025-04-29

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-29

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  11. 2025-04-29

    Committee report printed and distributed

  12. 2025-05-05

    Placed on intent calendar

  13. 2025-05-06

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  14. 2025-05-06

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-06

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  16. 2025-05-06

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-05-06

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-06

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-05-06

    Vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-06

    Three day rule suspended

  21. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  25. 2025-05-06

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-05-06

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  27. 2025-05-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  30. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  32. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

  33. 2025-05-20

    Committee report sent to Calendars

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1959 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-06 · pass · 31-0

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