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HB3525 • 2025

Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

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Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Spiller
Last action
2025-05-07
Official status
05/07/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  2. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  3. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  4. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  5. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  6. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  7. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  8. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  9. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  10. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  11. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  12. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  13. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3525 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

89R27008 JBD-F

By: Spiller

H.B. No. 3525

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3525:

By: Martinez

C.S.H.B. No. 3525

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater

Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting

or denying a permit.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 8856, Special District

Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8856.1055 to read as

follows:

Sec.

8856.1055.

PERMIT CONSIDERATIONS; PONDS AND LAKES.

Before granting or denying a permit or a permit amendment issued in

accordance with Section 36.1146, Water Code, the district shall

consider whether the proposed use of water from the well is wholly

or partly to provide water to a pond or lake with a surface area

greater than two acres to enhance the appearance of the landscape.

SECTION 2. Section 8856.1055, Special District Local Laws

Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an application for a

permit or permit amendment submitted on or after the effective date

of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.