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TX HB 5320

enacted

Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Starr County Drainage District, the change of the name of the Starr County Drainage District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, the dissolution of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District, and the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 5320 pass?

Yes. TX HB 5320 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 5320 about?

TX HB 5320 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the powers, duties, and governance of the Starr County Drainage District, the change of the name of the Starr County Drainage District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District, the dissolution of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District, and the transfer of the assets and liabilities of the Starr County Groundwater Conservation District to the Starr County Drainage and Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the imposition of a tax.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 5320?

Guillen, Zaffirini are the primary sponsors of TX HB 5320.

Introduced
2025-04-07
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Guillenprimary
  • Zaffiriniprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-14

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-03-21

    Transmitted to the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-04-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-04-07

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-04-23

    Considered in public hearing

  6. 2025-04-23

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  7. 2025-04-23

    Left pending in committee

  8. 2025-04-24

    Recommendations filed with the Speaker

    filing

  9. 2025-04-29

    Considered in formal meeting

  10. 2025-04-29

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  11. 2025-04-29

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  12. 2025-04-29

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-05-05

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  14. 2025-05-05

    Committee report distributed

  15. 2025-05-06

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  16. 2025-05-08

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  17. 2025-05-10

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  18. 2025-05-10

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  19. 2025-05-10

    Passed to engrossment

  20. 2025-05-10

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  22. 2025-05-10

    Passed

    passage

  23. 2025-05-10

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-10

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  25. 2025-05-10

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-05-10

    Reported engrossed

  27. 2025-05-12

    Received from the House

    introduction

  28. 2025-05-21

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  29. 2025-05-21

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  30. 2025-05-22

    Posting rule suspended

  31. 2025-05-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  33. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  34. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  35. 2025-05-22

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  36. 2025-05-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  37. 2025-05-28

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  38. 2025-05-28

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  39. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  40. 2025-05-28

    Vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-28

    Three day rule suspended

  42. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  43. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  44. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  45. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-29

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  47. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  48. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  49. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  50. 2025-05-31

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  51. 2025-06-20

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  52. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-10 · pass · 85-43

    Member-level votes (45)
    • Alders: no
    • Ashby: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Buckley: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Cook: no
    • Cunningham: no
    • Dean: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • LaHood: no
    • Lambert: no
    • Leach: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • McQueeney: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Spiller: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Villalobos: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Wilson: no

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