Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

House Natural Resources Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3417

Filed
3/3/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the process for initiating, transferring, or terminating water or sewer service.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3259

Filed
3/2/23  
Out of House Committee
3/29/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the use of audiovisual technology during meetings by the Texas Water Development Board and the Water Conservation Advisory Council.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3090

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of a county to maintain a sewer utility.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB583

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the production by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of an annual report on public drinking water supply systems.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB874

Filed
12/2/22  
Out of House Committee
5/8/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to an exemption to the cancellation of a water right for nonuse.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1971

Filed
2/7/23  
Out of House Committee
4/18/23  
Voted on by House
4/26/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/16/23  
Governor Action
6/9/23  
Relating to the procedures for acting on a permit or permit amendment application by a groundwater conservation district and the disqualification of board members of groundwater conservation districts.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4891

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5406

Filed
4/21/23  
Out of House Committee
5/1/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of the Cross Timbers Regional Utility Authority; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and fees.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4742

Filed
3/10/23  
Out of House Committee
5/1/23  
Voted on by House
5/6/23  
Out of Senate Committee
5/12/23  
Voted on by Senate
5/19/23  
Governor Action
6/9/23  
Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of issues faced by communities with artificial drainage systems.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB4133

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the streamlined expedited release of certain areas from a certificate of public convenience and necessity.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3523

Filed
3/6/23  
Out of House Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to limitations on the issuance of bonds by the Texas Water Development Board for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3522

Filed
3/3/23  
Out of House Committee
4/17/23  
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the economically distressed areas account that is not required to be repaid.
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Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

Texas House Bill HB5401

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the creation of the Webb County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to impose fees.
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Texas 2017 - 85th Regular

Texas Senate Bill SB696

Filed
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality obtain or develop updated water availability models for certain river basins.
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Texas 2021 - 87th Regular

Texas House Bill HB3263

Relating to the determination of the boundaries of, and the enforcement of the law governing access to, public beaches.