Bill Commons

TX SB 1959

died on adjournment

Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 1959 pass?

No. TX SB 1959 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-20): Committee report sent to Calendars

What is TX SB 1959 about?

TX SB 1959 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1959?

Hagenbuch, Spiller are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1959.

Introduced
2025-03-05
Latest action
2025-05-20 — Committee report sent to Calendars
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Spillerprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-20

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  2. 2025-05-20

    Committee report distributed

  3. 2025-05-20

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  4. 2025-05-15

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  5. 2025-05-15

    Considered in formal meeting

  6. 2025-05-07

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  7. 2025-05-07

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  8. 2025-05-06

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  9. 2025-05-06

    Reported engrossed

  10. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  12. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  13. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-06

    Three day rule suspended

  15. 2025-05-06

    Vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-06

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  17. 2025-05-06

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-06

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  19. 2025-05-06

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2025-05-06

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2025-05-06

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  22. 2025-05-05

    Placed on intent calendar

  23. 2025-04-29

    Committee report printed and distributed

  24. 2025-04-29

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  25. 2025-04-29

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  26. 2025-04-28

    Vote taken in committee

  27. 2025-04-28

    Testimony taken in committee

  28. 2025-04-28

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-04-28

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  31. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-03-05

    Filed

    filing

  33. 2025-03-05

    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 1959 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-06 · pass · 31-0

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