TX HB 3898
died on adjournmentRelating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 3898 pass?
No. TX HB 3898 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 (2025-05-23): Left pending in committee
What is TX HB 3898 about?
TX HB 3898 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 3898?
Raymond, Zaffirini are the primary sponsors of TX HB 3898.
- Introduced
- 2025-03-27
- Latest action
- 2025-05-23 — Left pending in committee
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
- DESALINATION (S0572)
- Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)
- Environment--Water (I0320)
- Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. (I0013)
- Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)
- State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)
- WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, TEXAS (V2481)
- Water--Development (I0875)
- Water--General (I0885)
Sponsors
- Raymondprimary
- Zaffiriniprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-06
Filed
filing
2025-03-27
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-27
Referred to Natural Resources
referral-committee
2025-04-23
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-23
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-23
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-23
Left pending in committee
2025-04-29
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-29
Committee substitute considered in committee
substitution
2025-04-29
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
referral-committee
2025-04-29
Reported favorably as substituted
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-07
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-08
Committee report distributed
2025-05-08
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
2025-05-08
Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
2025-05-10
Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
2025-05-10
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-10
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-10
Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-10
Passed
passage
2025-05-10
Record vote
2025-05-10
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10
Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-10
Reported engrossed
2025-05-12
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-16
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-16
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
referral-committee
2025-05-22
Posting rule suspended
2025-05-23
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-23
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-23
Testimony taken in committee
2025-05-23
Left pending in committee
Versions
Documents
Votes
passage
2025-05-10 · pass · 93-35
Member-level votes (37)
- Alders: no
- Buckley: no
- Bumgarner: no
- Cain: no
- Cook: no
- Dean: no
- DeAyala: no
- Harrison: no
- Holt: no
- Hopper: no
- Hull: no
- Isaac: no
- LaHood: no
- Leach: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Little: no
- Lowe: no
- Luther: no
- McQueeney: no
- Money: no
- Olcott: no
- Oliverson: no
- Orr: no
- Patterson: no
- Pierson: no
- Richardson: no
- Schatzline: no
- Schoolcraft: no
- Shofner: no
- Slawson: no
- Swanson: no
- Tinderholt: no
- Toth: no
- Troxclair: no
- Vasut: no
- Virdell: no
- Wilson: no
Related bills
- Companion bill: SB 2123
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