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TX HB 3898

died on adjournment

Relating 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

Sponsors

  • Raymondprimary
  • Zaffiriniprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-06

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-27

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-03-27

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-23

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  6. 2025-04-23

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  7. 2025-04-23

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-04-29

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-04-29

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  10. 2025-04-29

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  11. 2025-04-29

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-05-07

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  13. 2025-05-08

    Committee report distributed

  14. 2025-05-08

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  15. 2025-05-08

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  16. 2025-05-10

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  17. 2025-05-10

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  18. 2025-05-10

    Passed to engrossment

  19. 2025-05-10

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-05-10

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-05-10

    Record vote

  23. 2025-05-10

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-05-10

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  25. 2025-05-10

    Reported engrossed

  26. 2025-05-12

    Received from the House

    introduction

  27. 2025-05-16

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  28. 2025-05-16

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-22

    Posting rule suspended

  30. 2025-05-23

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  31. 2025-05-23

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-05-23

    Testimony taken in committee

  33. 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

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