TX HB 2078

• Environment--Water (I0320)
• Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. (I0013)
• Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)
• Water--Conservation (I097L)
• Water--Development (I0875)

• Gerdesprimary
• Isaacprimary
• Perryprimary

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1. 2025-01-24

   Filed

   filing

2. 2025-03-14

   Read first time

   introduction,reading-1

3. 2025-03-14

   Referred to Natural Resources

   referral-committee

4. 2025-04-30

   Considered in public hearing

5. 2025-04-30

   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

6. 2025-04-30

   Left pending in committee

7. 2025-05-02

   Considered in formal meeting

8. 2025-05-02

   Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

   committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

9. 2025-05-07

   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

   filing

10. 2025-05-07

    Committee report distributed

11. 2025-05-08

    Committee report sent to Calendars

12. 2025-05-10

    Considered in Calendars

13. 2025-05-12

    Placed on General State Calendar

14. 2025-05-15

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

15. 2025-05-15

    Amended

    amendment-passage

16. 2025-05-15

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

17. 2025-05-15

    Record vote

18. 2025-05-15

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

19. 2025-05-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

20. 2025-05-16

    Passed

    passage

21. 2025-05-16

    Record vote

22. 2025-05-16

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

23. 2025-05-16

    Reported engrossed

24. 2025-05-19

    Received from the House

    introduction

25. 2025-05-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

26. 2025-05-22

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

27. 2025-05-22

    Posting rule suspended

28. 2025-05-23

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

29. 2025-05-23

    Considered in public hearing

30. 2025-05-23

    Testimony taken in committee

31. 2025-05-23

    Vote taken in committee

32. 2025-05-23

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

33. 2025-05-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

34. 2025-05-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

35. 2025-05-27

    Placed on intent calendar

36. 2025-05-28

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

37. 2025-05-27

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

38. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

39. 2025-05-27

    Vote recorded in Journal

40. 2025-05-27

    Three day rule suspended

41. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

42. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

43. 2025-05-27

    Passed

    passage

44. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

45. 2025-05-28

    Senate passage reported

    passage

46. 2025-05-28

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

47. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the House

    passage

48. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

49. 2025-05-30

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

50. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

51. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

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• passage

  2025-05-15 · pass · 120-16

  Member-level votes (152)

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

• passage

  2025-05-16 · pass · 97-18

  Member-level votes (151)

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

• Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 2078 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

  2025-05-27 · pass · 30-1

  Member-level votes (1)

  • Creighton: no

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