Passed House and Senate Authored by Cody Harris (R) View at Source
Caption: Proposing a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of the revenue derived from state sales and use taxes to the Texas water fund. Initially Referred to House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Finance Committee, chaired by a Republican This bill would cost taxpayers $3,000,191,689.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.
Lt. Gov. Patrick Priority: Increasing Investments in Texas' Water Supply Gov. Abbott Priority: Water Infrastructure Investment
HJR 7 proposes a constitutional amendment to dedicate a portion of state sales and use tax revenue to the Texas Water Fund, which is used to finance water infrastructure and conservation projects across the state. Under this amendment, in each state fiscal year, the comptroller of public accounts would deposit sales tax revenue exceeding $48 billion into the Texas Water Fund, up to a maximum of $1 billion per year. The Texas Legislature would have the authority to increase or decrease the amount deposited through a two-thirds vote in both chambers. However, adjustments could not exceed 100% of the set deposit amount or reduce it by more than 50%. The automatic deposits would expire on August 31, 2035, unless the legislature extends the provision in 10-year increments through a majority vote. If approved by the legislature, the proposed constitutional amendment will be placed on the November 4, 2025 ballot for voter approval and would take effect on September 1, 2026.
Joint authors: Hunter (R); Kitzman (R); Martinez (D); Metcalf (R) Co-authors: Alders (R); Ashby (R); Barry (R); Bell, C. (R); Bonnen (R); Buckley (R); Cain (R); DeAyala (R); Fairly (R); Gamez (D); Garcia, J. (D); Gerdes (R); Gonzalez, M. (D); Guillen (R); Hickland (R); Isaac (R); Leo Wilson (R); Lopez, J. (R); McLaughlin (R); Morales, E. (D); Noble (R); Orr (R); Plesa (D); Raymond (D); Romero (D); Spiller (R); Vasut (R); Villalobos (R); Wharton (R); Zwiener (D) Sponsors: Perry (R) Co-sponsors: A. Hinojosa (R); Alvarado (D); Birdwell (R); Blanco (D); Flores (R); Gutierrez (D); Hancock (R); Huffman (R); J. Hinojosa (D); Kolkhorst (R); Menendez (D); Schwertner (R); Sparks (R); Zaffirini (D)
Mar 6, 2025
(H) Harris signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 7, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Natural Resources, chaired by a Republican
Mar 19, 2025
(H) House Natural Resources met. (H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Mar 20, 2025
(H) Gamez signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Garcia, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Gonzalez, M. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Hickland signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Isaac signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Leo Wilson signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Lopez, J. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) McLaughlin signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Morales, E. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Noble signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Orr signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Raymond signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Romero signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Spiller signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Vasut signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Villalobos signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Wharton signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Zwiener signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Alders signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Ashby signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Barry signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Bell, C. signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Buckley signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Cain signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) DeAyala signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Fairly signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Mar 31, 2025
(H) Bonnen signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Apr 2, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 10, 2025
(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Apr 24, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
Apr 29, 2025
(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Martinez signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Kitzman signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Hunter signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Guillen signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Harris amended the bill. (H) A Republican amendment (No. 2) from Harris amended the bill. (H) A Republican amendment (No. 3) from Bonnen amended the bill. (H) Adopted as amended (H) Record vote
RV#815: Yea 138 (R 80, D 58) - Nay 6 (R 6, D 0) View Source
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 30, 2025
(H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
May 1, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Finance, chaired by a Republican
May 7, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
May 25, 2025
(S) Co-sponsor authorized (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
May 26, 2025
(S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 27, 2025
(S) Co-sponsor authorized (S) Placed on intent calendar (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote
20250527_HJR7_2R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal (H) Text of Senate Amendment(s) (S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
May 30, 2025
(H) Reported enrolled
May 31, 2025
(H) Signed in the House
Jun 1, 2025
(S) Signed in the Senate
Jun 2, 2025
(E) Filed with the Secretary of State
(H) Birdwell signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Alvarado signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) A. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Menendez signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Hancock signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Sparks signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Zaffirini signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Perry signed onto the bill as Sponsor (H) Schwertner signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Gutierrez signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Flores signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Blanco signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Huffman signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) J. Hinojosa signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
