House bill · 89R

HB 1523

Relating to a temporary 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.

Did not pass

Progress

174 days from first to latest action, across 48 recorded actions.

Filed
Dec 5
Referred to committee
Mar 12
Heard in committee
Apr 23
Reported from committee
Apr 29
Passed first chamber
May 13
Passed second chamber
Stopped here
Sent to governor
Became law

Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · May 12, 2025

Passed 111–26

111 Yea

26 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 13, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 101–36

101 Yea

36 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · May 28, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 22–9

22 Yea

9 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

other

Senate · May 28, 2025Party-line vote

Failed 10–21

10 Yea

21 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 28, 2025Party-line vote

Passed 22–9

22 Yea

9 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

Removed from local & uncontested calendar
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Passed to 3rd reading
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Amendment fails of adoption
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Amendment(s) offered
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Read 2nd time
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Record vote
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Rules suspended-Regular order of business
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Placed on local & uncontested calendar
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Placed on intent calendar
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Co-sponsor authorized
May 28, 2025 · Senate
Committee report printed and distributed
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Reported favorably as substituted Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Vote taken in committee
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Testimony taken in committee Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Considered in public hearing Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 23, 2025 · Senate
Posting rule suspended
May 22, 2025 · Senate
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
May 15, 2025 · Senate
Read first time
May 15, 2025 · Senate
Received from the House
May 14, 2025 · Senate
Reported engrossed
May 13, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 13, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 13, 2025 · House
Passed
May 13, 2025 · House
Read 3rd time
May 13, 2025 · House
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 12, 2025 · House
Record vote
May 12, 2025 · House
Passed to engrossment as amended
May 12, 2025 · House
Amended
May 12, 2025 · House
Read 2nd time
May 12, 2025 · House
Placed on General State Calendar
May 10, 2025 · House
Considered in Calendars
May 8, 2025 · House
Committee report sent to Calendars
May 8, 2025 · House
Committee report distributed
May 8, 2025 · House
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 7, 2025 · House
Reported favorably as substituted Natural Resources
Apr 29, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 29, 2025 · House
Considered in formal meeting
Apr 29, 2025 · House
Left pending in committee
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Natural Resources
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Considered in public hearing Natural Resources
Apr 23, 2025 · House
Referred to Natural Resources Natural Resources
Mar 12, 2025 · House
Read first time
Mar 12, 2025 · House
Filed
Dec 5, 2024 · House

Authors

and 2 coauthors or sponsors

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Lois Kolkhorst cosponsorR
Donna Campbell cosponsorR

In committee

Natural Resources
House
Referred Mar 12, 2025 · heard Apr 23, 2025 · reported after 48 days
Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs
Senate
Referred May 15, 2025 · heard May 23, 2025 · reported after 8 days

Topics

City Government: Utilities Environment: Water Special Districts & Authorities: Groundwater Conserve Dist.Special Districts & Authorities: Water & Utility Water: Development Water: General

Bill text

Senate Committee ReportHTML PDF
IntroducedHTML PDF
House Committee ReportHTML PDF
EngrossedHTML PDF

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