TX HB 5656
enactedRelating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower
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Quick answers
Did TX HB 5656 pass?
Yes. TX HB 5656 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective immediately
What is TX HB 5656 about?
TX HB 5656 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.”.
Who sponsors TX HB 5656?
Lalani, Kolkhorst are the primary sponsors of TX HB 5656.
- Introduced
- 2025-04-07
- Latest action
- 2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
- Bill type
- bill
- Last updated
- —
Subjects
Sponsors
- Lalaniprimary
- Kolkhorstprimary
Committees
Not provided by source.
Action timeline
Newest first
2025-06-20
Effective immediately
became-law
2025-06-20
Filed without the Governor's signature
became-law
2025-05-31
Sent to the Governor
executive-receipt
2025-05-31
Signed in the Senate
passage
2025-05-30
Signed in the House
passage
2025-05-30
Reported enrolled
enrolled
2025-05-29
Senate passage reported
passage
2025-05-28
Record vote
2025-05-28
Passed
passage
2025-05-28
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-28
Record vote
2025-05-28
Three day rule suspended
2025-05-28
Vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-28
Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
reading-2
2025-05-28
Laid before the Senate
receipt
2025-05-28
Placed on local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-22
Committee report printed and distributed
2025-05-22
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
2025-05-22
Reported favorably w/o amendments
committee-passage-favorable
2025-05-22
Vote taken in committee
2025-05-22
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-22
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-05-22
Posting rule suspended
2025-05-21
Referred to Local Government
referral-committee
2025-05-21
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-05-08
Received from the House
introduction
2025-05-07
Reported engrossed
2025-05-07
Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-07
Record vote
2025-05-07
Passed
passage
2025-05-07
Read 3rd time
reading-3
2025-05-07
Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-07
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-07
Read 2nd time
reading-2
2025-05-07
Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
2025-05-05
Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
2025-04-30
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
2025-04-29
Committee report distributed
2025-04-29
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
filing
2025-04-24
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable
2025-04-24
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
referral-committee
2025-04-24
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-24
Recommendations filed with the Speaker
filing
2025-04-17
Left pending in committee
2025-04-17
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-17
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-07
Referred to Land & Resource Management
referral-committee
2025-04-07
Read first time
introduction,reading-1
2025-03-27
Transmitted to the Governor
executive-signature
2025-03-27
Filed
filing
Versions
Documents
Votes
passage
2025-05-07 · pass · 103-45
Member-level votes (46)
- 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
- Hayes: no
- Hefner: no
- Hickland: no
- Holt: no
- Hopper: no
- Hull: 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
- Shofner: no
- Slawson: no
- Spiller: no
- Swanson: no
- Toth: no
- Troxclair: no
- Vasut: no
- Villalobos: no
- Wharton: no
- Wilson: no
- Virdell: no
Related bills
No related bills recorded for this bill.
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