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HB1523

Passed out of Committee in Other Chamber
Authored by Stan Gerdes (R)
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Caption: Relating to a prohibition on the authorization by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the use of a Class V injection well for certain aquifer storage and recovery projects.
Initially Referred to House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican

HB 1523 proposes to amend the Water Code to prohibit the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality from authorizing the use of Class V injection wells for aquifer storage and recovery projects under specific circumstances. The prohibition applies to wells located in territories of groundwater conservation districts that are within counties meeting defined population criteria and geographical relationships to other populous counties. Specifically, this includes municipally owned utilities serving cities with populations exceeding 750,000 located in certain neighboring counties

Sponsors: Schwertner (R)
Co-sponsors: Campbell (R); Kolkhorst (R)

(H) Campbell signed onto the bill as
(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as
(H) Schwertner signed onto the bill as

Dec 5, 2024

(H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Mar 12, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Natural Resources, chaired by a Republican

Apr 23, 2025

(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee

Apr 29, 2025

(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted

May 7, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

May 8, 2025

(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(H) Considered in Calendars

May 10, 2025

(H) Placed on General State Calendar

May 12, 2025

(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Gerdes amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#2225: Yea 111 (R 80, D 31) - Nay 26 (R 2, D 24)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Gamez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, M.; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu
Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bryant; Cole; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Frank; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Jones, V.; Manuel; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Zweiner
Absent - Bowers; Dutton; Fairly; Lalani
Present, Not Voting - Burrows
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Hillary Hickland: "When Record No. 2225 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
James Talarico: "When Record No. 2225 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 2225 was taken, I was absent to attend a meeting of the Committee on Criminal Jurisprudence. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Trey Martinez Fischer: "When Record No. 2225 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

May 13, 2025

(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#2291: Yea 101 (R 78, D 23) - Nay 36 (R 1, D 35)
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Yea - Alders; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Dean; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Frank; Gamez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lambert; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Wharton
Nay - Allen; Anchia; Bowers; Bryant; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Flores; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, L.; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Hinojosa; Jones, V.; Lalani; Lopez, R.; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Perez, M.; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Thompson; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner
Absent - Cortez; DeAyala; Little; Oliverson; Orr
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
James Talarico: "When Record No. 2291 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Josey Garcia: "When Record No. 2291 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Liz Campos: "When Record No. 2291 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Mano DeAyala: "When Record No. 2291 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Reported engrossed

May 14, 2025

(S) Received from the House

May 15, 2025

(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, chaired by a Republican

May 22, 2025

(S) Posting rule suspended

May 23, 2025

(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Vote taken in committee
(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

May 28, 2025

(S) Co-sponsor authorized
(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time

20250528_HB1523_2R: Yea 22 (R 20, D 2) - Nay 9 (R 0, D 9)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks
Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini
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(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250528_HB1523_FA1: Yea 10 (R 0, D 10) - Nay 21 (R 20, D 1)
Yea - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini
Nay - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks
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(S) Amendment fails of adoption
(S) Record vote
(S) Passed to 3rd reading
(S) Record vote

20250528_HB1523_3R: Yea 22 (R 20, D 2) - Nay 9 (R 0, D 9)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks
Nay - Alvarado; Cook; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; West; Zaffirini
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(S) Removed from local & uncontested calendar

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Shay Roalson for City of Austin
(Fri 5/23/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Shay Roalson for City of Austin
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Emlea Chanslor for City of Austin
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Marisa Flores Gonzalez for City of Austin
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Randi Jenkins for City of Austin

For

(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Andrew Wier for self (with SAWDF)
(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Elvis Hernandez for Lost Pines GCD
(Fri 5/23/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Gregory Ellis for Lost Pines GCD
(Fri 5/23/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as John Kirkland for self (with City of Bastrop)
(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Sylvia Carrillo trevino for self (with City of bastrop)
(Wed 4/23/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Gregory Ellis for Lost Pines GCD
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Judith McGeary for self (with Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance)
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Linda Curtis for self (with Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund (SAWDF))
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Sylvia Carrillo for self (with City of Bastrop)

(Wed 4/23/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Ashley Forbes for TCEQ
(Fri 5/23/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Ashley Forbes for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
(Fri 5/23/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Ed McCarthy for self