Given to Other Chamber Authored by Erin Zwiener (D) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the consideration of water conservation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality when determining whether to grant or deny a petition for the creation of a municipal utility district. Initially Referred to House Land & Resource Management Committee, chaired by a Republican
HB 2015 requires that petitions for the creation of municipal utility districts include a water conservation plan that complies with existing state requirements. It also mandates that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) consider water conservation efforts when evaluating petitions for new districts. The bill takes effect on September 1, 2025, and applies to petitions submitted on or after that date.
Joint authors: Virdell (R)
Jan 22, 2025
(H) Zwiener signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 14, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Land & Resource Management, chaired by a Republican
Mar 27, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
Apr 24, 2025
(H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 29, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 30, 2025
(H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
May 2, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
May 6, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Recommitted to committee (H) Considered in formal meeting (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
May 8, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
May 9, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars (H) Considered in Calendars
May 11, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
May 14, 2025
(H) Virdell signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#2562: Yea 92 (R 35, D 57) - Nay 43 (R 42, D 1) View Source
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Cody Vasut: "When Record No. 2669 was taken, I was presiding in the chair and was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before H Land & Resource Management as J.D. Hale for Texas Association of Builders (TAB) (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before H Land & Resource Management as Natalie Scott for Coats Rose PC (Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before H Land & Resource Management as Trey Lary for Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP
For
(Thu 3/27/2025) Testifying before H Land & Resource Management as Vanessa Puig-Williams for Environmental Defense Fund (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Adam Haynes for Conference of Urban Counties (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Angel Carroll for self (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Joshua Sanders for City of Houston (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Luke Metzger for self (with Environment Texas) (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Monty Wynn for Texas Municipal League (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Steven Deline for self
On
(Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Justin Taack for TCEQ (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Kim Nygren for TCEQ (Thu 3/27/2025) Registering before H Land & Resource Management as Randall Chelette for Texas On-Site Wastewater Association (TOWA)
