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HB3898 • 2025

Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.

Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Raymond
Last action
2025-05-23
Official status
05/23/2025 S Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.

Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  4. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  6. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  7. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

  8. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  9. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  10. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  11. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  12. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1985

  16. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  19. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  21. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  22. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  23. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  24. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  25. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  26. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  27. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  28. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  29. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  30. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  31. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  32. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  33. 2025-03-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  34. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3898 - Engrossed version - Bill Text

89R25585 ANG-F

By: Raymond

H.B. No. 3898

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to

provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for

brackish water desalination.

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

SECTION 1. Section 16.053, Water Code, is amended by adding

Subsection (j-1) to read as follows:

(j-1)

Notwithstanding Subsection (j), the board may provide

financial assistance for brackish water desalination to:

(1)

a county that has a population greater than

250,000 and is located:

(A) on an international border; and

(B)

wholly or partly in a management area, as

defined by Section 36.001, that does not have a groundwater

conservation district that is located inside the county's

boundaries; or

(2)

a nonprofit water supply corporation created and

operating under Chapter 67 located in a county described by

Subdivision (1).

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