Bill Commons

TX HB 1318

enacted

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 1318 pass?

Yes. TX HB 1318 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 1318 about?

TX HB 1318 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 1318?

Guillen, Flores are the primary sponsors of TX HB 1318.

Introduced
2025-03-10
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Guillenprimary
  • Floresprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-05-26

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-24

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-23

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-23

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  9. 2025-05-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-23

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  12. 2025-05-20

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  13. 2025-05-20

    Senate Amendments distributed

  14. 2025-05-20

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  15. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-19

    Passed

    passage

  17. 2025-05-19

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  18. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-19

    Three day rule suspended

  20. 2025-05-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-19

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-05-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  24. 2025-05-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  25. 2025-05-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  26. 2025-05-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  27. 2025-05-14

    Placed on intent calendar

  28. 2025-05-13

    Committee report printed and distributed

  29. 2025-05-13

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  30. 2025-05-13

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  31. 2025-05-12

    Vote taken in committee

  32. 2025-05-12

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-05-12

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  34. 2025-04-29

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  35. 2025-04-29

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  36. 2025-04-28

    Received from the House

    introduction

  37. 2025-04-25

    Reported engrossed

  38. 2025-04-25

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  39. 2025-04-25

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-04-25

    Record vote

  41. 2025-04-25

    Passed

    passage

  42. 2025-04-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  43. 2025-04-25

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  44. 2025-04-25

    Passed to engrossment

  45. 2025-04-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  46. 2025-04-25

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  47. 2025-04-23

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  48. 2025-04-17

    Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.

  49. 2025-04-17

    Withdrawn from calendar (contested)

    withdrawal

  50. 2025-04-17

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  51. 2025-04-15

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  52. 2025-04-02

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  53. 2025-03-31

    Committee report distributed

  54. 2025-03-31

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  55. 2025-03-26

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  56. 2025-03-26

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  57. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  58. 2025-03-19

    Left pending in committee

  59. 2025-03-19

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  60. 2025-03-19

    Considered in public hearing

  61. 2025-03-10

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  62. 2025-03-10

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  63. 2024-11-14

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-25 · pass · 112-19

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Troxclair: no

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 1318 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-19 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-23 · pass · 110-27

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: 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
    • Button: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: 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, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Alders: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hull: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Morgan: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shaheen: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Zwiene: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Gerdes: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Romero: absent
    • Teppe: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Morales Sha: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01300_HB01399/HB 1318.xml

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