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TX SB 1359

enacted

Relating to the creation, powers, duties, and financing of the Wise Regional Water District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; creating a criminal offense.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 1359 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1359 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-05-24): Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

What is TX SB 1359 about?

TX SB 1359 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the creation, powers, duties, and financing of the Wise Regional Water District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees; creating a criminal offense.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1359?

Parker is the primary sponsor of TX SB 1359.

Introduced
2025-02-18
Latest action
2025-05-24 — Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Parkerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-24

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  2. 2025-05-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  3. 2025-05-16

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-05-16

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  5. 2025-05-15

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  6. 2025-05-14

    Reported engrossed

  7. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  8. 2025-05-14

    Passed

    passage

  9. 2025-05-14

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  10. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-14

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-14

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  14. 2025-05-14

    Vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-14

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  16. 2025-05-14

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  17. 2025-05-14

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  18. 2025-05-14

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-14

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  20. 2025-05-14

    Placed on intent calendar

  21. 2025-05-05

    Not again placed on intent calendar

  22. 2025-05-01

    Placed on intent calendar

  23. 2025-04-23

    Committee report printed and distributed

  24. 2025-04-23

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  25. 2025-04-23

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-04-22

    Vote taken in committee

  27. 2025-04-22

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-04-14

    Left pending in committee

  29. 2025-04-14

    Testimony taken in committee

  30. 2025-04-14

    Considered in public hearing

  31. 2025-04-14

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. 2025-03-24

    Recommendations filed with the Senate

    filing

  33. 2025-03-06

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  34. 2025-03-06

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  35. 2025-02-20

    Transmitted to the Governor

    executive-signature

  36. 2025-02-18

    Filed

    filing

  37. 2025-02-18

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1359 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-14 · pass · 28-3

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: 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
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Bettencourt: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Middleton: no

  • passage

    2025-05-14 · pass · 28-3

    Member-level votes (31)
    • Alvarado: yes
    • Birdwell: yes
    • Blanco: yes
    • Campbell: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Creighton: yes
    • Eckhardt: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Gutierrez: yes
    • Hagenbuch: yes
    • Hall: 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
    • Sparks: yes
    • West: yes
    • Zaffirini: yes
    • Bettencourt: no
    • Hughes: no
    • Middleton: no

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01300_SB01399/SB 1359.xml

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