Bill Commons

TX HB 27

died on adjournment

Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district.

Texas · 892 · lower

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Quick answers

Did TX HB 27 pass?

No. TX HB 27 died when the 892 session adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-09-03): House appoints conferees-reported

What is TX HB 27 about?

TX HB 27 is a bill in the 892 titled “Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 27?

Nichols, Gerdes, Hefner and 3 others are the primary sponsors of TX HB 27, joined by 8 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-08-20
Latest action
2025-09-03 — House appoints conferees-reported
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Nicholsprimary
  • Gerdesprimary
  • Hefnerprimary
  • Aldersprimary
  • Ashbyprimary
  • Harrisprimary
  • Kingcosponsor
  • Bell, Keithcosponsor
  • Deancosponsor
  • Hughescosponsor
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Whartoncosponsor
  • Leo Wilsoncosponsor
  • González, Marycosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-09-03

    House appoints conferees-reported

  2. 2025-09-03

    House requests conference committee-reported

  3. 2025-09-03

    House refuses to concur-reported

  4. 2025-09-03

    House appoints conferees

  5. 2025-09-03

    House requests conference committee

  6. 2025-09-03

    House refuses to concur in Senate amendments

  7. 2025-09-02

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  8. 2025-09-02

    Senate Amendments distributed

  9. 2025-09-02

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  10. 2025-09-02

    Record vote

  11. 2025-09-02

    Passed

    passage

  12. 2025-09-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  13. 2025-09-02

    Record vote

  14. 2025-09-02

    Three day rule suspended

  15. 2025-09-02

    Record vote

  16. 2025-09-02

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-09-02

    Record vote

  18. 2025-09-02

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-09-02

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2025-09-02

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2025-09-02

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  22. 2025-09-02

    Record vote

  23. 2025-09-02

    Ordered not printed

  24. 2025-09-02

    Posting rule suspended

  25. 2025-09-02

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-09-02

    Vote taken in committee

  27. 2025-09-02

    Testimony taken in committee

  28. 2025-09-02

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-09-02

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-09-02

    Posting rule suspended

  31. 2025-09-02

    Co-sponsor authorized

  32. 2025-08-27

    Meeting cancelled

  33. 2025-08-27

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  34. 2025-08-26

    Posting rule suspended

  35. 2025-08-26

    Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

    referral-committee

  36. 2025-08-26

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  37. 2025-08-26

    Received from the House

    introduction

  38. 2025-08-26

    Co-sponsor authorized

  39. 2025-08-25

    Reported engrossed

  40. 2025-08-25

    Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-08-25

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-08-25

    Record vote

  43. 2025-08-25

    Passed

    passage

  44. 2025-08-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  45. 2025-08-25

    Passed to engrossment

  46. 2025-08-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  47. 2025-08-25

    Placed on General State Calendar

  48. 2025-08-24

    Considered in Calendars

  49. 2025-08-24

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  50. 2025-08-24

    Committee report distributed

  51. 2025-08-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  52. 2025-08-21

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  53. 2025-08-21

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  54. 2025-08-21

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  55. 2025-08-21

    Considered in public hearing

  56. 2025-08-20

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  57. 2025-08-20

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  58. 2025-08-19

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-08-25 · pass · 126-4

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: 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
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: 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, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: 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
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Buckley: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Patterso: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Canales: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Flores: absent
    • Geren: absent
    • Jones, V.: absent
    • Lambert: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Morales Shaw: absent
    • Phelan: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Toth: absent
    • Wu: absent
    • Alders: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Garcia, J.: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Noble: absent
    • Rodríguez Ramos: absent

  • passage

    2025-09-02 · pass · 26-1

    Member-level votes (30)
    • Parker: no
    • Birdwell: absent
    • Eckhardt: absent
    • West: absent
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • King: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Campbell: no
    • Cook: no
    • Hall: no
    • Kolkhorst: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Middleton: no
    • Zaffirini: no

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 27 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-09-02 · pass · 27-0

    Member-level votes (3)
    • Birdwell: absent
    • Eckhardt: absent
    • West: absent

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Official source

https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB27

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