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HB685 • 2025

Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.

Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Bell, Cecil
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.

Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  8. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  9. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  10. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  11. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  17. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  18. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  22. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  24. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  25. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  26. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

  27. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  28. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  29. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#407

  30. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  31. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  32. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  33. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  34. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#358

  35. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  36. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  37. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  38. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  39. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  40. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  41. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  42. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-03-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  44. 2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  45. 2025-03-04 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  46. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 685 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 685

AN ACT

relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer

service for certain entities.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 552, Local Government

Code, is amended by adding Section 552.916 to read as follows:

Sec.

552.916.

PROHIBITION ON RATE DISCRIMINATION. A

municipality may not establish a rate for water or sewer utility

service applicable only to entities that qualify for a sales tax or

ad valorem tax exemption that is higher than a rate established for

entities that receive comparable utility service.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 685 was passed by the House on April

23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 145, Nays 0, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 685 was passed by the Senate on May

25, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor