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TX SB 7

enacted

Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.

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

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Quick answers

Did TX SB 7 pass?

Yes. TX SB 7 has been enacted into law. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): See remarks for effective date

What is TX SB 7 about?

TX SB 7 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the oversight and financing of certain water infrastructure matters under the jurisdiction of the Texas Water Development Board.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 7?

Harris, Alvarado, Bettencourt and 26 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 7, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-03-13
Latest action
2025-06-20 — See remarks for effective date
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Harrisprimary
  • Alvaradoprimary
  • Bettencourtprimary
  • Blancoprimary
  • Campbellprimary
  • Creightonprimary
  • Eckhardtprimary
  • Floresprimary
  • Gutierrezprimary
  • Hagenbuchprimary
  • Hallprimary
  • Hancockprimary
  • Hinojosa, Adamprimary
  • Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"primary
  • Hughesprimary
  • Johnsonprimary
  • Kingprimary
  • Kolkhorstprimary
  • Menéndezprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Milesprimary
  • Nicholsprimary
  • Parkerprimary
  • Paxtonprimary
  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Sparksprimary
  • Westprimary
  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Perryprimary
  • Huffmancosponsor
  • Birdwellcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-06-20

    See remarks for effective date

  2. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  3. 2025-06-01

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  4. 2025-06-01

    Signed in the House

    passage

  5. 2025-05-31

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  6. 2025-05-31

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  7. 2025-05-31

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  8. 2025-05-30

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-30

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  10. 2025-05-30

    Read

  11. 2025-05-30

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  12. 2025-05-28

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  13. 2025-05-28

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  14. 2025-05-28

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-28

    Passed

    passage

  16. 2025-05-28

    Amendment withdrawn

    amendment-withdrawal,withdrawal

  17. 2025-05-28

    Laid out as postponed business

  18. 2025-05-27

    Postponed

  19. 2025-05-27

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  20. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  21. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  22. 2025-05-26

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-26

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  25. 2025-05-26

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  26. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  27. 2025-05-26

    Amendment to amendment tabled

  28. 2025-05-26

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  29. 2025-05-26

    Laid out as postponed business

  30. 2025-05-23

    Postponed

  31. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  32. 2025-05-23

    Placed on General State Calendar

  33. 2025-05-20

    Considered in Calendars

  34. 2025-05-16

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  35. 2025-05-16

    Committee report distributed

  36. 2025-05-16

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  37. 2025-05-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  38. 2025-05-07

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  39. 2025-05-07

    Considered in public hearing

  40. 2025-04-24

    Left pending in committee

  41. 2025-04-24

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  42. 2025-04-24

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  43. 2025-04-24

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-04-22

    Posting rule suspended

  45. 2025-04-09

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  46. 2025-04-09

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  47. 2025-04-03

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  48. 2025-04-02

    Reported engrossed

  49. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  50. 2025-04-02

    Passed

    passage

  51. 2025-04-02

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  52. 2025-04-02

    Record vote

  53. 2025-04-02

    Three day rule suspended

  54. 2025-04-02

    Vote recorded in Journal

  55. 2025-04-02

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  56. 2025-04-02

    Vote recorded in Journal

  57. 2025-04-02

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  58. 2025-04-02

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  59. 2025-04-02

    Vote recorded in Journal

  60. 2025-04-02

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  61. 2025-04-02

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  62. 2025-04-02

    Vote recorded in Journal

  63. 2025-04-02

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  64. 2025-04-02

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  65. 2025-04-02

    Vote recorded in Journal

  66. 2025-04-02

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  67. 2025-04-02

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  68. 2025-04-02

    Vote recorded in Journal

  69. 2025-04-02

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  70. 2025-04-02

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  71. 2025-04-02

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  72. 2025-04-02

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  73. 2025-04-02

    Co-author authorized

  74. 2025-03-31

    Placed on intent calendar

  75. 2025-03-27

    Committee report printed and distributed

  76. 2025-03-27

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  77. 2025-03-24

    Vote taken in committee

  78. 2025-03-24

    Testimony taken in committee

  79. 2025-03-24

    Considered in public hearing

  80. 2025-03-24

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  81. 2025-03-17

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

    referral-committee

  82. 2025-03-17

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  83. 2025-03-13

    Filed

    filing

  84. 2025-03-13

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-04-02 · pass · 0-0

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 7 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-02 · pass · 31-0

  • passage

    2025-05-26 · pass · 143-3

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: 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
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf(C): 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
    • 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
    • Ordaz: 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
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Harrison: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Virdel: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bowers: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Schoolcraf: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-28 · pass · 136-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: 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
    • 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
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: 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
    • Johnson: 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
    • Ordaz: 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
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Speaker: not voting
    • Landgraf(C: not voting
    • Anchía: absent
    • Guerra: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Hinojosa: absent
    • Kerwin: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Talarico: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Gates: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • J: absent
    • Shofne: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-30 · pass · 31-0

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ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 7.xml

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