HB2347 • 2025

Relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by certain counties.

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Sponsor: Zwiener
Last action: 2025-05-16
Official status: 05/16/2025 S Received from the House
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by certain counties.

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Relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by certain counties.

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Bill History

2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Amended. 1-Gerdes and Harris
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Passed as amended
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2693
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online
Reported engrossed
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#2590
2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-05-11 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably as substituted
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Point of order overruled. Rule 8, Section 10(b)
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Point of order sustained. Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)
2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online
Returned to committee
2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in formal meeting
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Committee substitute considered in committee
2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably as substituted
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-03-14 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Natural Resources
2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by certain counties.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 2347 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

By: Zwiener

H.B. No. 2347

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by certain

counties.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Chapter 562, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER C. WATER CONSERVATION

Sec.

562.051.

WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN

COUNTIES.

(a)

This section applies only to a county that has a

population greater than 230,000, is wholly or partly located within

the boundaries of the Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management

Area, and is adjacent to a county with a population greater than one

million.

(b)

The commissioners court of a county by order may adopt a

water conservation program.

Except as provided by Subsection (c),

a water conservation program adopted under this section may

establish for the unincorporated area of the county, including the

extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, water

conservation standards applicable to a development, redevelopment,

or subdivision of a tract of land that begins after August 31, 2025.

(c)

Water conservation standards established under

Subsection (b) apply only to water used for landscaping on a tract

of land being developed, redeveloped, or subdivided for residential

development.

(d)

To the extent of a conflict between a county order

adopted under this section and a permit, rule, ordinance, or other

measure issued by a governmental entity and regulating the same

conduct:

(1)

if the governmental entity is a municipality, the

municipal measure prevails; or

(2)

if the governmental entity is a political

subdivision other than a municipality, the more stringent

regulation prevails.

Sec.

562.052.

EXPIRATION.

This subchapter and any water

conservation programs adopted under Section 562.051 expire

September 1, 2031.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.