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House bill · 89R

HB 2867

Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility.

Did not pass

Progress

88 days from first to latest action, across 29 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 14

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 19

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 9

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 24

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 12

  6. Passed second chamber

    Stopped here

  7. Sent to governor

  8. Became law

HouseSenateMarAprMay

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 10, 2025

Passed 119–5

119 Yea

5 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 12, 2025

Passed 135–8

135 Yea

8 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  2. Read first time

    May 13, 2025 · Senate

  3. Received from the House

    May 12, 2025 · Senate

  4. Reported engrossed

    May 12, 2025 · House

  5. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 12, 2025 · House

  6. Record vote

    May 12, 2025 · House

  7. Passed

    May 12, 2025 · House

  8. Read 3rd time

    May 12, 2025 · House

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 12, 2025 · House

  10. Record vote

    May 10, 2025 · House

  11. Passed to engrossment as amended

    May 10, 2025 · House

  12. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 10, 2025 · House

  13. Record vote

    May 10, 2025 · House

  14. Amended

    May 10, 2025 · House

  15. Read 2nd time

    May 10, 2025 · House

  16. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 9, 2025 · House

  17. Considered in Calendars

    May 7, 2025 · House

  18. Committee report sent to Calendars

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  19. Committee report distributed

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  20. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  21. Reported favorably as substituted Natural Resources

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  22. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  23. Considered in formal meeting

    Apr 24, 2025 · House

  24. Left pending in committee

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  25. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee Natural Resources

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  26. Considered in public hearing Natural Resources

    Apr 9, 2025 · House

  27. Referred to Natural Resources Natural Resources

    Mar 19, 2025 · House

  28. Read first time

    Mar 19, 2025 · House

  29. Filed

    Feb 14, 2025 · House

Authors

and 38 coauthors or sponsors

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  • Ellen Troxclair cosponsorR
  • Janis Holt cosponsorR
  • Hillary Hickland cosponsorR
  • Oscar Longoria cosponsorD
  • Suleman Lalani cosponsorD
  • Dennis Paul cosponsorR
  • Richard Hayes cosponsorR
  • Terry Wilson cosponsorR
  • Lacey Hull cosponsorR
  • Mark Dorazio cosponsorR
  • James Talarico cosponsorD
  • Morgan Meyer cosponsorR
  • Jeff Leach cosponsorR
  • Matt Morgan cosponsorR
  • Terry Meza cosponsorD
  • Claudia Ordaz cosponsorD
  • Ron Reynolds cosponsorD
  • Ryan Guillen cosponsorR
  • Sam Harless cosponsorR
  • A.J. Louderback cosponsorR
  • Jared Patterson cosponsorR
  • Mando Martinez cosponsorD
  • John Smithee cosponsorR
  • J.M. Lozano cosponsorR
  • Gene Wu cosponsorD
  • Ben Bumgarner cosponsorR
  • Drew Darby cosponsorR
  • Pat Curry cosponsorR
  • Don McLaughlin cosponsorR
  • Keith Bell cosponsorR
  • Richard Raymond cosponsorD
  • Mitch Little cosponsorR
  • Cody Vasut cosponsorR
  • Terry Canales cosponsorD
  • Tom Oliverson cosponsorR
  • Cole Hefner cosponsorR
  • Carl Tepper cosponsorR
  • Hubert Vo cosponsorD

In committee

Topics

City Government: UtilitiesFees & Other Nontax Revenue: LocalUtilities: Water & Sewer

Bill text

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