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House bill · 89R

HB 5659

Relating to the procedural requirements applicable to interbasin transfers of water involving the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.

Became law

Effective immediately

Progress

86 days from first to latest action, across 61 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Mar 28

  2. Referred to committee

    Apr 7

  3. Heard in committee

    Apr 23

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 29

  5. Passed first chamber

    May 15

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 26

  7. Sent to governor

    May 31

  8. Became law

    Jun 22

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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 14, 2025

Passed 114–23

114 Yea

23 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 15, 2025

Passed 108–32

108 Yea

32 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 5659 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

Senate · May 26, 2025

Passed 28–3

28 Yea

3 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

Senate · May 26, 2025

Passed 28–3

28 Yea

3 Nay

0 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocratic

passage

House · May 28, 2025

Passed 105–29

105 Yea

29 Nay

1 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

Senate · May 28, 2025

Passed 105–29

Individual votes were not recorded for this roll call.

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective immediately

    Jun 22, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 22, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 31, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the Senate

    May 31, 2025 · Senate

  5. Signed in the House

    May 30, 2025 · House

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 29, 2025 · House

  7. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

    May 28, 2025 · Senate

  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)

    May 28, 2025 · House

  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 28, 2025 · House

  10. Record vote

    May 28, 2025 · House

  11. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

    May 28, 2025 · House

  12. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

    May 27, 2025 · House

  13. Senate Amendments distributed

    May 27, 2025 · House

  14. Senate passage as amended reported

    May 26, 2025 · House

  15. Record vote

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  16. Passed

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  17. Read 3rd time

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  18. Record vote

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  19. Three day rule suspended

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  20. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  21. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  22. Vote recorded in Journal

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  23. Amended

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  24. Amendment(s) offered

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  25. Read 2nd time

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  26. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  27. Placed on intent calendar

    May 26, 2025 · Senate

  28. Committee report printed and distributed

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  29. Reported favorably as substituted Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  30. Vote taken in committee

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  31. Testimony taken in committee Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  32. Considered in public hearing Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  33. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    May 23, 2025 · Senate

  34. Posting rule suspended

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

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

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  36. Read first time

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  37. Received from the House

    May 15, 2025 · Senate

  38. Reported engrossed

    May 15, 2025 · House

  39. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 15, 2025 · House

  40. Record vote

    May 15, 2025 · House

  41. Passed

    May 15, 2025 · House

  42. Read 3rd time

    May 15, 2025 · House

  43. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 14, 2025 · House

  44. Record vote

    May 14, 2025 · House

  45. Passed to engrossment

    May 14, 2025 · House

  46. Read 2nd time

    May 14, 2025 · House

  47. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 10, 2025 · House

  48. Considered in Calendars

    May 8, 2025 · House

  49. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 7, 2025 · House

  50. Committee report distributed

    May 7, 2025 · House

  51. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 7, 2025 · House

  52. Reported favorably as substituted Natural Resources

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  53. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  54. Considered in formal meeting

    Apr 29, 2025 · House

  55. Left pending in committee

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

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

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  57. Committee substitute considered in committee

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  58. Considered in public hearing Natural Resources

    Apr 23, 2025 · House

  59. Referred to Natural Resources Natural Resources

    Apr 7, 2025 · House

  60. Read first time

    Apr 7, 2025 · House

  61. Filed

    Mar 28, 2025 · House

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