HB4530

Vetoed by Governor
Authored by Ramon Romero, Jr. (D)
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Caption: Relating to the dedication and management of water rights placed in the Texas Water Trust.
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
Joint authors: Fairly (R); Guillen (R); Harris (R); Zweiner (D)
Sponsors: Johnson (D)


(H) Johnson signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Mar 12, 2025


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

Apr 3, 2025


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

Apr 16, 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 formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 2, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 6, 2025


(H) Fairly signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Guillen signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Harris signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Zweiner signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#1542: Yea 119 (R 59, D 60) - Nay 25 (R 24, D 1)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Cole; Collier; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cook; Harrison; Hayes; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Lozano; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut; Virdell

Absent - Capriglione; Hefner; Shofner

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

J. M. Lozano: "When Record No. 1542 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Joanne Shofner: "When Record No. 1542 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) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
 

May 7, 2025


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

RV#1615: Yea 109 (R 53, D 56) - Nay 27 (R 26, D 1)
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Yea - Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Cain; Canales; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Pierson; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Vasut; Virdell

Absent - Allen; Bell, K.; Bumgarner; Button; Davis, Y.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Moody; Reynolds; Schatzline; Toth

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House
 

May 9, 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 w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
 

May 26, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time

20250526_HB4530_2R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250526_HB4530_FA1: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to 3rd reading as amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250526_HB4530_3R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage as amended reported
 

May 27, 2025


(H) Senate Amendments distributed
(H) Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
 

May 28, 2025


(H) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
(H) Record vote

RV#4002: Yea 90 (R 39, D 51) - Nay 42 (R 42, D 0)
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Yea - Ashby; Barry; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Howard; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Little; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Paul; Perez, M.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Bell, C.; Bonnen; Bumgarner; Cain; Capriglione; Cook; Cunningham; Dyson; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Hull; Isaac; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Lowe; Luther; McQueeney; Metcalf; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut

Absent - Canales; Craddick; Gonzalez, M.; Leach; Perez, V.; Rose

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Virdell

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Tom Craddick: "When Record No. 4002 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Text of Senate Amendment(s)
(S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
 

May 30, 2025


(H) Reported enrolled
(H) Signed in the House
 

May 31, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Fri 5/23/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club
(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Kenneth Flippin for CHISPA Texas - project of League of Conservation Voters
(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Marie Camino for The Nature Conservancy in Texas
(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Vanessa Puig-Williams for Environmental Defense Fund
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Adam Foster for Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Adam Foster for Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Buddy Garcia for self
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Evgenia Spears for Sierra Club
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Jennifer Walker for National Wildlife Federation
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Jennifer Walker for National Wildlife Federation
(Wed 4/16/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Jeremy Mazur for Texas 2036
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Jeremy Mazur for Texas 2036
 

On

(Wed 4/16/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Temple McKinnon for Texas Water Development Board
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Dr. Alexander for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Matt Nelson for Texas Water Development Board



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