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TX HB 5688

enacted

Relating to the creation of the San Benito Municipal Utility District No. 1; 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 5688 pass?

Yes. TX HB 5688 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 5688 about?

TX HB 5688 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the creation of the San Benito Municipal Utility District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 5688?

Lopez, Janie, Hinojosa, Adam are the primary sponsors of TX HB 5688.

Introduced
2025-04-24
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Lopez, Janieprimary
  • Hinojosa, Adamprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

  2. 2025-06-20

    Filed without the Governor's signature

    became-law

  3. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  5. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the House

    passage

  6. 2025-05-26

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-26

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-25

    Passed

    passage

  10. 2025-05-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  11. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  12. 2025-05-25

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-25

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-25

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-05-25

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-05-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  19. 2025-05-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-23

    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. 2025-05-19

    Recommendations filed with the Speaker

    filing

  28. 2025-05-12

    Received from the House

    introduction

  29. 2025-05-10

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-05-10

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  31. 2025-05-10

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  32. 2025-05-10

    Record vote

  33. 2025-05-10

    Passed

    passage

  34. 2025-05-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  35. 2025-05-10

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-10

    Passed to engrossment

  37. 2025-05-10

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  38. 2025-05-10

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  39. 2025-05-08

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  40. 2025-05-07

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  41. 2025-05-06

    Committee report distributed

  42. 2025-05-06

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  43. 2025-05-02

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  44. 2025-05-02

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  45. 2025-05-02

    Considered in formal meeting

  46. 2025-05-01

    Left pending in committee

  47. 2025-05-01

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-05-01

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-04-24

    Referred to Land & Resource Management

    referral-committee

  50. 2025-04-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  51. 2025-04-24

    Transmitted to the Governor

    executive-signature

  52. 2025-04-23

    Filed

    filing

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-10 · pass · 81-47

    Member-level votes (49)
    • Alders: no
    • Barry: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Buckley: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Cook: no
    • Cunningham: no
    • Dean: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Hayes: no
    • Hickland: 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
    • Money: no
    • Noble: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Orr: 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
    • Wharton: no
    • Wilson: no

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 5688 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-25 · pass · 27-4

    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
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Hall: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Middleton: no
    • Sparks: no

  • passage

    2025-05-25 · pass · 27-4

    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
    • Miles: yes
    • Nichols: yes
    • Parker: yes
    • Paxton: yes
    • Perry: yes
    • Schwertner: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Hall: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Middleton: no
    • Sparks: no

Related bills

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB05600_HB05699/HB 5688.xml

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