Bill Commons

TX SB 612

enacted

Relating to the authority of certain conservation and reclamation districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines and associated infrastructure.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 612 pass?

Yes. TX SB 612 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective immediately

What is TX SB 612 about?

TX SB 612 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the authority of certain conservation and reclamation districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines and associated infrastructure.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 612?

Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy", Martinez are the primary sponsors of TX SB 612.

Introduced
2024-12-13
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"primary
  • Martinezprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2024-12-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2024-12-13

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-03

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-05-05

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-05-05

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-05-05

    Vote taken in committee

  8. 2025-05-05

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-05-05

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  10. 2025-05-05

    Committee report printed and distributed

  11. 2025-05-07

    Placed on intent calendar

  12. 2025-05-08

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  13. 2025-05-08

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  14. 2025-05-08

    Vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-08

    Three day rule suspended

  16. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-08

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  18. 2025-05-08

    Passed

    passage

  19. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-08

    Reported engrossed

  21. 2025-05-08

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  22. 2025-05-10

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  23. 2025-05-10

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-21

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  26. 2025-05-21

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-05-22

    Considered in formal meeting

  28. 2025-05-22

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

    referral-committee

  29. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-05-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  31. 2025-05-23

    Committee report distributed

  32. 2025-05-25

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  33. 2025-05-27

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  34. 2025-05-28

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  35. 2025-05-28

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  36. 2025-05-28

    Passed to 3rd reading

  37. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-05-28

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  39. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  40. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  41. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  42. 2025-05-28

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  43. 2025-05-29

    House passage reported

    passage

  44. 2025-05-29

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  45. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  46. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  47. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  48. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  49. 2025-06-20

    Effective immediately

    became-law

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 612 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-08 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 104-37

    Member-level votes (38)
    • Alders: no
    • Ashby: no
    • Bonnen: no
    • Bumgarner: no
    • Cain: no
    • Capriglione: no
    • Cook: no
    • Cunningham: no
    • Dean: no
    • DeAyala: no
    • Gerdes: no
    • Geren: no
    • Harless: no
    • Harris Davila: no
    • Hefner: no
    • Hickland: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hull: no
    • Isaac: no
    • King: no
    • Landgraf: no
    • Leach: no
    • Leo Wilson: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Metcalf: no
    • Money: no
    • Oliverson: no
    • Orr: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Shofner: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Swanson: no
    • Toth: no
    • Troxclair: no
    • Vasut: no
    • Wharton: no
    • Wilson: no

Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 612.xml

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