Bill Commons

TX HB 5661

enacted

Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 286; 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 5661 pass?

Yes. TX HB 5661 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective immediately

What is TX HB 5661 about?

TX HB 5661 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 286; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 5661?

Gates, Huffman are the primary sponsors of TX HB 5661.

Introduced
2025-04-07
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gatesprimary
  • Huffmanprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective immediately

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-31

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-30

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-29

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-28

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-28

    Vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-28

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  16. 2025-05-28

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  17. 2025-05-27

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-05-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  19. 2025-05-22

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  22. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-22

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  24. 2025-05-22

    Posting rule suspended

  25. 2025-05-21

    Referred to Local Government

    referral-committee

  26. 2025-05-21

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  27. 2025-05-08

    Received from the House

    introduction

  28. 2025-05-07

    Reported engrossed

  29. 2025-05-07

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  30. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  31. 2025-05-07

    Passed

    passage

  32. 2025-05-07

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  33. 2025-05-07

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-05-07

    Passed to engrossment

  35. 2025-05-07

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  36. 2025-05-07

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  37. 2025-05-05

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  38. 2025-05-02

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  39. 2025-05-02

    Committee report distributed

  40. 2025-05-02

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  41. 2025-04-28

    Recommendations filed with the Speaker

    filing

  42. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  43. 2025-04-24

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  44. 2025-04-24

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  45. 2025-04-24

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-04-17

    Left pending in committee

  47. 2025-04-17

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-04-17

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  49. 2025-04-17

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-04-07

    Referred to Land & Resource Management

    referral-committee

  51. 2025-04-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  52. 2025-04-02

    Transmitted to the Governor

    executive-signature

  53. 2025-04-01

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-07 · pass · 101-47

    Member-level votes (48)
    • 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
    • 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

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