Bill Commons

TX HB 1523

died on adjournment

Relating to a temporary prohibition on the authorization by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of a Class V injection well for certain aquifer storage and recovery projects.

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

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Did TX HB 1523 pass?

No. TX HB 1523 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 (2025-05-28): Removed from local & uncontested calendar

What is TX HB 1523 about?

TX HB 1523 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to a temporary prohibition on the authorization by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of a Class V injection well for certain aquifer storage and recovery projects.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 1523?

Gerdes, Schwertner are the primary sponsors of TX HB 1523, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-12
Latest action
2025-05-28 — Removed from local & uncontested calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gerdesprimary
  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Campbellcosponsor
  • Kolkhorstcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-28

    Removed from local & uncontested calendar

  2. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  3. 2025-05-28

    Passed to 3rd reading

  4. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  5. 2025-05-28

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  6. 2025-05-28

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  7. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  8. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-28

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. 2025-05-28

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  11. 2025-05-28

    Placed on intent calendar

  12. 2025-05-28

    Co-sponsor authorized

  13. 2025-05-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-05-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  15. 2025-05-23

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  16. 2025-05-23

    Vote taken in committee

  17. 2025-05-23

    Testimony taken in committee

  18. 2025-05-23

    Considered in public hearing

  19. 2025-05-23

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  20. 2025-05-22

    Posting rule suspended

  21. 2025-05-15

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  22. 2025-05-15

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  23. 2025-05-14

    Received from the House

    introduction

  24. 2025-05-13

    Reported engrossed

  25. 2025-05-13

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-05-13

    Record vote

  27. 2025-05-13

    Passed

    passage

  28. 2025-05-13

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  29. 2025-05-12

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  31. 2025-05-12

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  32. 2025-05-12

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  33. 2025-05-12

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  34. 2025-05-10

    Placed on General State Calendar

  35. 2025-05-08

    Considered in Calendars

  36. 2025-05-08

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  37. 2025-05-08

    Committee report distributed

  38. 2025-05-07

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  39. 2025-04-29

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  40. 2025-04-29

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  41. 2025-04-29

    Considered in formal meeting

  42. 2025-04-23

    Left pending in committee

  43. 2025-04-23

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  44. 2025-04-23

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  45. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-03-12

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  47. 2025-03-12

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  48. 2024-12-05

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-12 · pass · 111-26

    Member-level votes (154)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Anchía: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Cole: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Frank: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • González, J.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Guerra: no
    • Hernandez: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Meza: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Flores: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • King: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Money: absent
    • Smithe: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Lalani: absent
    • Perez: absent
    • V: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-13 · pass · 101-36

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Anchía: no
    • Bowers: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Flores: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • Garcia Hernandez: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Guerra: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lalani: no
    • Lopez, R.: no
    • Manuel: no
    • Martinez: no
    • Fischer: no
    • Meza: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Perez, M.: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Romero: no
    • Rose: no
    • Rosenthal: no
    • Thompson: no
    • Walle: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wilson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Harris(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Simmon: absent
    • Excused: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Leac: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • DeAyala: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Oliverson: absent
    • Or: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 22-9

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Bettencourt: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: yes
    • Hancock: yes
    • A. Hinojosa: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Huffman: yes
    • Hughes: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kolkhorst: yes
    • Middleton: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • Sparks: yes
    • Alvarado: no
    • Cook: no
    • Eckhardt: no
    • Gutierrez: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Menéndez: no
    • Miles: no
    • West: no
    • Zaffirini: no
  • other

    2025-05-28 · fail · 10-21

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • J. Hinojosa: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Menéndez: yes
    • Miles: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Bettencourt: no
    • Birdwell: no
    • Blanco: no
    • Campbell: no
    • Creighton: no
    • Flores: no
    • Hagenbuch: no
    • Hall: no
    • Hancock: no
    • A. Hinojosa: no
    • Huffman: no
    • Hughes: no
    • King: no
    • Kolkhorst: no
    • Middleton: no
    • Nichols: no
    • Parker: no
    • Paxton: no
    • Perry: no
    • Schwertner: no
    • Sparks: no

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