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Referred bills
| Bill | Category | Caption | Date Referred to Committee |
|---|---|---|---|
| HB 163 | Environmental Executive Branch Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to interstate cooperation to address regional water issues. | 02/09/2015 |
| HB 280 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Environmental Public Services State Agencies Technology and Communication |
Relating to the information required to be posted by the Texas Water Development Board on the board's Internet website regarding the use of the state water implementation fund for Texas. | 02/11/2015 |
| HB 201 | Energy Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the procedure for action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on an application for a water right. | 02/12/2015 |
| HB 648 | Other |
Relating to the selection of directors to the board of directors for the Viridian Municipal Management District. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 655 | Environmental Other Public Services |
Relating to the storage and recovery of water in aquifers; authorizing fees and surcharges; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 632 | Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the planning and funding of water projects to be constructed in a region other than the region proposing the project. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 669 | Public Services |
Relating to the authority of a public utility agency to provide water and sewer service and enter into contracts. | 02/19/2015 |
| HB 835 | Environmental Legal Issues Other Public Services Science and Medical Research State Agencies |
Relating to research, development and utilization of brackish groundwater resources. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 836 | Environmental Legal Issues Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the development of brackish groundwater. | 02/23/2015 |
| HB 928 | Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to state and local planning for and responses to drought. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 908 | Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the continuation and duties of the Red River Boundary Commission. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 898 | Environmental Housing and Property Other Public Services |
Relating to the confidentiality of certain water well reports. | 02/25/2015 |
| HB 930 | Environmental Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to water well drillers and pump installers; authorizing fees. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 30 | Environmental Legal Issues Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the development of seawater and brackish groundwater. | 02/26/2015 |
| HB 949 | Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the obligation of certain retail public utilities to mitigate their system water loss. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 961 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Environmental Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to the exemption of certain school district property from certain infrastructure fees charged for the control of excess water or storm water. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1016 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the designation of certain river or stream segments as being of unique ecological value. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 950 | Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the review of groundwater conservation districts by the state auditor. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1042 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the designation of a site of unique value for the construction of a reservoir. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 960 | Education Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to the exemption of school district property from certain infrastructure fees charged for the control of excess water or storm water. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1088 | Education Environmental Other Public Services Science and Medical Research |
Relating to the establishment of the Texas Technical Center for Innovative Desalination at The University of Texas at El Paso in partnership with The University of Texas at San Antonio. | 03/02/2015 |
| HB 1224 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the purposes for which the assets of certain revolving funds administered by the Texas Water Development Board may be used. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1223 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the governance and administration of the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1248 | Environmental Legal Issues Public Services |
Relating to the renewal or amendment of certain permits issued by groundwater conservation districts. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1222 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for water supply projects. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1232 | Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a study by the Texas Water Development Board of the hydrology and geology of the confined and unconfined aquifers in this state. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1290 | Environmental Legislative Affairs Public Services |
Relating to the sunset review of river authorities. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1275 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Legislative Affairs Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the audit of river authorities by the state auditor's office. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1192 | Environmental Health Public Services |
Relating to permissible uses of graywater for domestic use. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1158 | Environmental Other State Agencies |
Relating to the use of money received by a nonprofit organization to implement a supplemental environmental project. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1153 | Environmental |
Relating to the repeal of the junior priority of a water right authorizing a transfer of water from one river basin in this state to another river basin in this state. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1191 | Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the regulation of commercial development of groundwater in certain areas. | 03/03/2015 |
| HB 1207 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Environmental |
Relating to the election dates for directors of the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1459 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the powers and duties of the West Harris County Regional Water Authority. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1221 | Environmental Housing and Property Other |
Relating to seller's disclosures in connection with residential real property subject to groundwater regulation. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1228 | Business and Consumers Commerce Environmental Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to municipal public securities to provide for or loan or grant public money for the provision of water conservation infrastructure; providing a criminal penalty. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1235 | Environmental Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to the annexation of certain territory by the Wise County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1. | 03/04/2015 |
| HB 1336 | Public Services |
Relating to fees of office for the Velasco Drainage District. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1296 | Agriculture and Food Environmental Municipal and County Issues Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the appointment of certain representatives to certain regional water planning groups. | 03/05/2015 |
| HB 1635 | Energy Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the management of groundwater, including the classification of and the obtaining of information regarding groundwater and the formulation of desired future conditions by a groundwater conservation district. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1421 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Plains Groundwater Conservation District. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1581 | Environmental Health Public Services |
Relating to the duty of a water supply system to provide certain information to consumers regarding fluoride in drinking water. | 03/09/2015 |
| HB 1665 | Environmental Housing and Property |
Relating to notice of water level fluctuations to purchasers of real property adjoining an impoundment of water. | 03/10/2015 |
| HB 1501 | Animal Rights and Wildlife Issues Environmental Public Services |
Relating to a study concerning the presence and effects of plastic microbeads in water in the state. | 03/10/2015 |
| HB 1856 | Environmental Legal Issues Public Services |
Relating to the renewal or amendment of certain permits issued by groundwater conservation districts. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1902 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the regulation and use of graywater and alternative onsite water. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 2031 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Education Environmental Legal Issues Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the diversion, treatment, and use of marine seawater and the discharge of treated marine seawater and waste resulting from the desalination of marine seawater; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty. | 03/11/2015 |
| HB 1972 | Energy Environmental Legal Issues |
Relating to certain exemptions from the requirement to obtain a permit from a groundwater conservation district. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2179 | Environmental Legal Issues Public Services |
Relating to hearings that concern the issuance of permits by a groundwater conservation district. | 03/12/2015 |
| HB 2284 | Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the revocation of certain water utilities' certificate of public convenience and necessity for major rules violations. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2051 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to a volume-based exemption from reporting requirements for certain accidental discharges or spills from wastewater facilities. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2132 | Energy Environmental Legal Issues Public Services |
Relating to certain exemptions from the requirement to obtain a permit from a groundwater conservation district; authorizing a fee. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 2230 | Energy Environmental Other Public Services Transportation |
Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to authorize an injection well used for oil and gas waste disposal to be used for the disposal of nonhazardous brine produced by a desalination operation or nonhazardous drinking water treatment residuals. | 03/13/2015 |
| HB 200 | Environmental Legal Issues Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the regulation of groundwater. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2173 | Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to quorum and voting requirements for the transaction of business by the board of the Irving Flood Control District Section III of Dallas County. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2887 | Environmental |
Relating to the definition of a "Navigable stream". | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2892 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the procedure by which a state agency may issue an opinion that a watercourse is navigable. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2654 | Environmental Housing and Property Public Services |
Relating to the authority of the Harris-Galveston Subsidence District to regulate certain water wells. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2308 | Environmental Legal Issues Public Services |
Relating to the consideration by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of the economic impact of an appropriation of state water in determining whether to grant an application for the appropriation. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2647 | Commerce Energy Environmental Public Services |
Relating to a limitation on the authority to curtail groundwater production from wells used for power generation or mining. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2832 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the powers and duties of the North Fort Bend Water Authority. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2788 | Crime Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of a retail public water utility to require an operator of a correctional facility to comply with water conservation measures. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2570 | Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the incorporation of climate and precipitation forecasts in state, regional, and local water planning. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2985 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Public Services |
Relating to requiring the election of directors of certain districts to be held on a uniform election date. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2805 | Environmental |
Relating to the priority applicable to certain interbasin transfers of water. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 2767 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Housing and Property Public Services |
Relating to the powers, duties, and administration of groundwater conservation districts; amending provisions that authorize fees. | 03/16/2015 |
| HB 3363 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Commerce Energy Environmental Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to authorizing local government programs to provide assessments for residential water and energy improvements in designated regions, including authorizing the issuance of obligations to provide financing for the programs; authorizing a fee. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3405 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the territory, jurisdiction, and powers of the Barton Springs-Edwards Aquifer Conservation District, including its authority to regulate certain wells for the production of groundwater; imposing a cap on certain fees. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3397 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to water intake requirements for the Lower Colorado River Authority. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2073 | Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to persons affected by certain municipalities' water or sewer utility improvements. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3407 | Public Services |
Relating to limiting certain powers of the Goforth Special Utility District. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2852 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Education Municipal and County Issues Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to municipal fees charged to public school districts for water and sewer service. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3406 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the territory of the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing the regulation of certain wells for the production of groundwater. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3356 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to regulation of production of wells for retail public utilities by a groundwater conservation district. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3413 | Environmental Legal Issues Public Services |
Relating to a general permit to convey water using the bed and banks of a natural stream channel; authorizing a fee. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3298 | Environmental Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to a study conducted by the Texas Water Development Board regarding the development of a market and conveyance network for water in this state. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2407 | Environmental |
Relating to the creation of the Comal Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or surcharges. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2528 | Business and Consumers Commerce Other Public Services |
Relating to the authority of a water district to accept donations to fund certain economic development programs. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 3324 | Environmental Legal Issues Public Services |
Relating to the requirements for obtaining an interbasin water transfer permit. | 03/17/2015 |
| HB 2989 | Environmental Public Services Technology and Communication |
Relating to the establishment of a publicly accessible database containing information on materials and products used in the construction of wastewater projects. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3540 | Environmental Housing and Property Public Services |
Relating to the groundwater rights of a landowner and the amount of groundwater production for which a groundwater conservation district may issue permits. | 03/18/2015 |
| HB 3622 | Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to the provision of wholesale water or sewer service to certain municipalities. | 03/19/2015 |
| HCR 90 | Legislative Affairs Other |
Requesting the speaker and lieutenant governor to create a joint interim committee to study seawater desalination on the Texas coast. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3597 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to exports of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3640 | Municipal and County Issues Public Services |
Relating to fees of office for the directors of a municipal utility district. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3720 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to authorizing the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District to use revenue from export fees to fund road and water infrastructure projects. | 03/19/2015 |
| HCR 74 | Environmental Legislative Affairs Public Services State Agencies |
Directing the Texas Water Development Board and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to support the creation of a model water recycling project in an appropriate location. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3675 | Environmental Immigration Other |
Relating to the regulation of commercial development of groundwater in certain areas. | 03/19/2015 |
| HB 3545 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the establishment of an infrastructure improvement council by the Rio Grande Regional Water Authority; providing authority to impose a voluntary assessment. | 03/20/2015 |
| HB 3163 | Environmental Legal Issues |
Relating to civil suits filed against board members of a groundwater conservation district and the liability of a member for certain actions taken by the board. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3187 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Energy Environmental Housing and Property Municipal and County Issues |
Relating to assessments for water and energy improvements in municipalities and counties; changing a fee. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4130 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Public Services |
Relating to the qualifications and method of electing directors of the Jonah Water Special Utility District. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4038 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the creation of the Western Travis County Groundwater Conservation District; providing general law authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3858 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to fees charged by the Coastal Bend Groundwater Conservation District. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3744 | Environmental Public Services Science and Medical Research |
Relating to a requirement that a geological survey be conducted before a location may be identified as a site of unique value for the construction of a reservoir or recommended for the construction of a reservoir or dam. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4123 | Environmental |
Relating to the creation of the Val Verde County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose fees, surcharges, and taxes. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3116 | Environmental |
Relating to the regulation of groundwater with historic use by and conflicts of law for the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3803 | Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to defining the occurrence of an interregional conflict between regional water plans. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3172 | Environmental |
Relating to emergency orders concerning water rights issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4049 | Environmental |
Relating to authorizing a production fee on certain non-exempt wells in the Hays Trinity Groundwater Conservation District. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3837 | Agriculture and Food Environmental Other Public Services |
Relating to the licensing and regulation of certain rainwater harvesting; providing administrative penalties; authorizing fees; requiring an occupational license. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3821 | Environmental |
Relating to the procedure for action by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on an application for a water right. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3813 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the purpose and operation of groundwater conservation districts. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3947 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Environmental Other |
Relating to county fee imposed on operators of oil and gas waste disposal wells. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3788 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the information required to be included in a regional water plan and the use of that information by the regional water planning group in developing the plan. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3942 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the authority to determine the supply of groundwater in certain regional water plans. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3161 | Environmental Legal Issues |
Relating to prioritizing groundwater production. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3063 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the compensation of the board of directors of the Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4097 | Environmental Health Legal Issues Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to seawater desalination projects. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 4112 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the rights of an owner of groundwater. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3340 | Education Environmental Municipal and County Issues Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the administration and implementation of the Flood Control and Insurance Act; adding provisions subject to a civil or criminal penalty and affecting the prosecution of a criminal offense. | 03/23/2015 |
| HB 3953 | Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas in relation to the economic regulation of water and sewer service. | 03/24/2015 |
| HB 4144 | Environmental Legal Issues Public Services |
Relating to civil liability of the board of directors of the Brazos Valley Groundwater Conservation District. | 04/02/2015 |
| HB 4168 | Public Services |
Relating to the composition of the board of directors and the powers of the Gulf Coast Water Authority. | 04/06/2015 |
| HB 4177 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Environmental |
Relating to the election date of the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District. | 04/15/2015 |
| SB 523 | Environmental Legislative Affairs Public Services |
Relating to the sunset review of river authorities. | 04/15/2015 |
| HB 4200 | Public Services |
Relating to the boundaries of the Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 58. | 04/23/2015 |
| SB 413 | Agriculture and Food Environmental Other Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the qualifications for membership on the Texas Water Development Board. | 04/23/2015 |
| HB 4207 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the creation of the Aransas County Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds and impose a tax; providing general law authority to impose fees and surcharges. | 04/29/2015 |
| SB 551 | Environmental Legislative Affairs Public Services |
Relating to the duty of the Water Conservation Advisory Council to submit a report and recommendations regarding water conservation in this state. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 912 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to a volume-based exemption from reporting requirements for certain accidental discharges or spills from wastewater facilities. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 611 | Environmental Housing and Property Other Public Services |
Relating to the confidentiality of certain water well reports. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 1051 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the powers and duties of the North Fort Bend Water Authority. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 363 | Environmental |
Relating to the election dates for directors of the Bandera County River Authority and Groundwater District. | 04/30/2015 |
| SB 1459 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the powers and duties of the West Harris County Regional Water Authority. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1301 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the governance and administration of the Texas Water Resources Finance Authority. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1337 | Budget, Spending, and Taxes Campaign Finance and Election Issues Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to political subdivisions for water supply projects. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1336 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Environmental Municipal and County Issues Other Public Services |
Relating to the powers and duties, the construction of laws, and the election dates of certain groundwater conservation districts. | 05/01/2015 |
| SB 1162 | Environmental Legal Issues Municipal and County Issues Other Public Services |
Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including conforming amendments. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 521 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to the period for which the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality may grant or renew an emergency authorization relating to the use of state water. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 854 | Environmental Legal Issues Public Services |
Relating to the renewal or amendment of certain permits issued by groundwater conservation districts. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 2049 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to qualifications of members of the board of directors of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1148 | Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas in relation to the economic regulation of water and sewer service. | 05/04/2015 |
| SB 1101 | Environmental Public Services State Agencies |
Relating to the authority to determine the supply of groundwater in and potential impacts on public health of certain regional water plans. | 05/04/2015 |
| HB 4195 | Environmental Public Services |
Relating to qualifications of members of the board of directors of the Lone Star Groundwater Conservation District. | 05/05/2015 |
| HR 1824 | Environmental Legislative Affairs Other Public Services |
Requesting the speaker to direct the House Committee on Natural Resources to conduct an interim study on the interconnectivity of Texas water resources. | 05/05/2015 |
| HR 1826 | Environmental Legislative Affairs Other Public Services |
Requesting the speaker to direct the House Committee on Natural Resources to conduct an interim study relating to the effects of evaporation on Texas water resources. | 05/05/2015 |
| SB 2030 | Campaign Finance and Election Issues Environmental |
Relating to the election date of the North Plains Groundwater Conservation District. | 05/11/2015 |
| SCR 34 | Legislative Affairs Public Services State Agencies |
Directing the Texas Water Development Board to conduct a feasibility study on the use of brackish groundwater sources in Montgomery County. | 05/11/2015 |
| SB 963 | Environmental |
Relating to the creation of the Comal Trinity Groundwater Conservation District; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, or surcharges. | 05/12/2015 |
| SB 1345 | Municipal and County Issues Other |
Relating to quorum and voting requirements for the transaction of business by the board of the Irving Flood Control District Section III of Dallas County. | 05/14/2015 |
| SB 2060 | Public Services |
Relating to the boundaries of the Harris County Fresh Water Supply District No. 58. | 05/18/2015 |
| SB 1894 | Commerce Housing and Property Other |
Relating to the powers and duties of navigation districts, port authorities, and boards of trustees of municipal port facilities. | 05/23/2015 |
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