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TX SB 1302

enacted

Relating to eligibility to use a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this state.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 1302 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1302 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 1302 about?

TX SB 1302 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to eligibility to use a general permit to discharge waste into or adjacent to waters in this state.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1302?

Kolkhorst, Bell, Cecil are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1302, joined by 3 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-14
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Bell, Cecilprimary
  • Johnsoncosponsor
  • Milescosponsor
  • Westcosponsor

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. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-30

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-28

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-28

    House passage reported

    passage

  8. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  9. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  10. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  11. 2025-05-28

    Laid out as postponed business

  12. 2025-05-27

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-27

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  15. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  16. 2025-05-27

    Passed to 3rd reading

  17. 2025-05-27

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  18. 2025-05-24

    Placed on General State Calendar

  19. 2025-05-22

    Considered in Calendars

  20. 2025-05-21

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  21. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

  22. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  23. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  24. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  25. 2025-05-07

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-07

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-04-17

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-04-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  30. 2025-04-14

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  31. 2025-04-10

    Reported engrossed

  32. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  33. 2025-04-10

    Passed

    passage

  34. 2025-04-10

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  35. 2025-04-10

    Record vote

  36. 2025-04-10

    Three day rule suspended

  37. 2025-04-10

    Vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-04-10

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  39. 2025-04-10

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  40. 2025-04-10

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  41. 2025-04-10

    Co-author authorized

  42. 2025-03-20

    Co-author authorized

  43. 2025-03-18

    Committee report printed and distributed

  44. 2025-03-18

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  45. 2025-03-18

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  46. 2025-03-17

    Vote taken in committee

  47. 2025-03-17

    Testimony taken in committee

  48. 2025-03-17

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-03-17

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  50. 2025-02-28

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  51. 2025-02-28

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  52. 2025-02-14

    Filed

    filing

  53. 2025-02-14

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-27 · pass · 103-29

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Allen: no
    • Bryant: no
    • Bucy: no
    • Collier: no
    • Davis, A.: no
    • Davis, Y.: no
    • Flores: no
    • Garcia, J.: no
    • Garcia, L.: no
    • González, J.: no
    • González, M.: no
    • Goodwin: no
    • Hinojosa: no
    • Howard: no
    • Johnson: no
    • Jones, J.: no
    • Jones, V.: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Meza: no
    • Moody: no
    • Morales, C.: no
    • Morales Shaw: no
    • Reynolds: no
    • Rodríguez Ramos: no
    • Rose: no
    • Talarico: no
    • Ward Johnson: no
    • Wu: no
    • Zwiener: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Vasut(C: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • V: absent
    • Bernal: absent
    • Bonnen: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Cortez: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Harless: absent
    • Harris Davila: absent
    • Hernandez: absent
    • Plesa: absent
    • Simmons: absent
    • Tinderholt: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 135-4

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Alders: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Johnson: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Zwiene: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Allen: absent
    • Orda: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01300_SB01399/SB 1302.xml

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