TX HB 5437
enactedRelating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
Quick answers
Did TX HB 5437 pass?
Yes. TX HB 5437 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective immediately
What is TX HB 5437 about?
TX HB 5437 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 5437?
Kitzman, Kolkhorst are the primary sponsors of TX HB 5437.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-07
- Latest action
- 2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Kitzmanprimary
- Kolkhorstprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
2025-03-14
Filed
filing
2025-03-19
Transmitted to the Governor
executive-signature
2025-04-07
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-04-07
Referred to Land & Resource Management
referral-committee
2025-04-17
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-17
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-17
Left pending in committee
2025-04-22
Recommendations filed with the Speaker
filing
2025-04-24
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-24
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
referral-committee
2025-04-24
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-01
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-05-01
Committee report distributed
2025-05-02
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
2025-05-05
Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
2025-05-07
Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
2025-05-07
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-07
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-07
Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-07
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-07
Passed
passage
2025-05-07
Record vote
2025-05-07
Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-07
Reported engrossed
2025-05-08
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-21
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-21
Referred to Local Government
referral-committee
2025-05-22
Posting rule suspended
2025-05-22
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-22
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-22
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-22
Reported favorably w/o amendments
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-22
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-22
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-28
Placed on local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-28
Placed on intent calendar
2025-05-28
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
2025-05-28
Record vote
2025-05-28
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
reading-2
2025-05-28
Record vote
2025-05-28
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-28
Record vote
2025-05-28
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-28
Passed
passage
2025-05-28
Record vote
2025-05-29
Senate passage reported
passage
2025-05-30
Reported enrolled
enrolled
2025-05-30
Signed in the House
passage
2025-05-31
Signed in the Senate
passage
2025-05-31
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-06-20
Filed without the Governor's signature
became-law
2025-06-20
Effective immediately
became-law
Versions
Documents
Votes
passage
2025-05-07 · pass · 104-44
Member-level votes (45)
- Alders: no
- Ashby: no
- Barry: no
- Bonnen: no
- Buckley: no
- Bumgarner: no
- Cain: no
- Capriglione: no
- Cook: no
- Cunningham: no
- Curry: no
- Dean: no
- Fairly: no
- Harris: no
- Harris Davila: no
- Harrison: no
- Hefner: no
- Holt: no
- Hopper: no
- Isaac: no
- Lambert: no
- Leo Wilson: no
- Little: no
- Lowe: no
- Luther: no
- Money: no
- Noble: no
- Olcott: 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
- Wharton: no
- Wilson: no
- Virdell: no
passage
2025-05-28 · pass · 26-5
Member-level votes (31)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bettencourt: yes
- Birdwell: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Cook: yes
- Creighton: yes
- Eckhardt: yes
- Flores: yes
- Gutierrez: yes
- Hagenbuch: yes
- Hancock: yes
- A. Hinojosa: yes
- J. Hinojosa: yes
- Huffman: yes
- Johnson: yes
- King: yes
- Kolkhorst: yes
- Menéndez: yes
- Nichols: yes
- Parker: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Perry: yes
- Schwertner: yes
- West: yes
- Zaffirini: yes
- Hall: no
- Hughes: no
- Middleton: no
- Miles: no
- Sparks: no
Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 5437 be placed on its third reading and final passage.
2025-05-28 · pass · 26-5
Member-level votes (31)
- Alvarado: yes
- Bettencourt: yes
- Birdwell: yes
- Blanco: yes
- Campbell: yes
- Cook: yes
- Creighton: yes
- Eckhardt: yes
- Flores: yes
- Gutierrez: yes
- Hagenbuch: yes
- Hancock: yes
- A. Hinojosa: yes
- J. Hinojosa: yes
- Huffman: yes
- Johnson: yes
- King: yes
- Kolkhorst: yes
- Menéndez: yes
- Nichols: yes
- Parker: yes
- Paxton: yes
- Perry: yes
- Schwertner: yes
- West: yes
- Zaffirini: yes
- Hall: no
- Hughes: no
- Middleton: no
- Miles: no
- Sparks: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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