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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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 1318 pass?

Yes. TX HB 1318 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. 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

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Guillenprimary
  • Floresprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-11-14

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-10

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-10

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-03-19

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-03-19

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-03-19

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-03-26

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  9. 2025-03-26

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-03-31

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  11. 2025-03-31

    Committee report distributed

  12. 2025-04-02

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  13. 2025-04-15

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  14. 2025-04-17

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  15. 2025-04-17

    Withdrawn from calendar (contested)

    withdrawal

  16. 2025-04-17

    Returned to Local & Consent Calendars Comm.

  17. 2025-04-23

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  18. 2025-04-25

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  19. 2025-04-25

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  20. 2025-04-25

    Passed to engrossment

  21. 2025-04-25

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-04-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  23. 2025-04-25

    Passed

    passage

  24. 2025-04-25

    Record vote

  25. 2025-04-25

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-04-25

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  27. 2025-04-25

    Reported engrossed

  28. 2025-04-28

    Received from the House

    introduction

  29. 2025-04-29

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2025-04-29

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-05-12

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-05-12

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-05-12

    Vote taken in committee

  34. 2025-05-13

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-13

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  36. 2025-05-13

    Committee report printed and distributed

  37. 2025-05-14

    Placed on intent calendar

  38. 2025-05-19

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  39. 2025-05-19

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  40. 2025-05-19

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  41. 2025-05-19

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  42. 2025-05-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-19

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  44. 2025-05-19

    Vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-19

    Three day rule suspended

  46. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  47. 2025-05-19

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  48. 2025-05-19

    Passed

    passage

  49. 2025-05-19

    Record vote

  50. 2025-05-20

    Senate passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  51. 2025-05-20

    Senate Amendments distributed

  52. 2025-05-20

    Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  53. 2025-05-23

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

  54. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  55. 2025-05-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  56. 2025-05-23

    Text of Senate Amendment(s)

  57. 2025-05-23

    House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

  58. 2025-05-24

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  59. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the House

    passage

  60. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  61. 2025-05-26

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  62. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  63. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

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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