HB365 • 2025

Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the economically distressed areas account that is not required to be repaid.

Passed Legislature

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Sponsor: González, Mary | Harris | Walle | Guillen | Lopez, Janie
Last action: 2025-04-10
Official status: 04/10/2025 S Received from the House
Effective date: Not listed

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Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the economically distressed areas account that is not required to be repaid.

What This Bill Does

Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the economically distressed areas account that is not required to be repaid.

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Bill History

2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Read 3rd time
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Passed
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#108
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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Reported engrossed
2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online
Received from the House
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Placed on General State Calendar
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Read 2nd time
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Passed to engrossment
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Record vote. RV#101
2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
2025-04-01 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in Calendars
2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report distributed
2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online
Committee report sent to Calendars
2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online
Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online
Considered in public hearing
2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online
Left pending in committee
2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online
Read first time
2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online
Referred to Natural Resources
2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online
Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the economically distressed areas account that is not required to be repaid.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) HB 365 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R997 JAM-D

By: González of El Paso, Harris , Walle,

H.B. No. 365

Guillen, Lopez of Cameron, et al.

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to

provide financial assistance from the economically distressed

areas account that is not required to be repaid.

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

SECTION 1. Section 17.933(c), Water Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(c) The total amount of financial assistance provided by the

board to political subdivisions under this subchapter from

state-issued bonds for which repayment is not required may not

exceed at any time
90
[
70
] percent of the total principal amount of

issued and unissued bonds authorized under Article III of the Texas

Constitution, for purposes of this subchapter plus outstanding

interest on those bonds.

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