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SB1243 • 2025

Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.

Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.

Enacted

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

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

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.

Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.

Limits and Unknowns

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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. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  7. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3911

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  11. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  12. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  13. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3813

  14. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  16. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  17. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  18. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  19. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  20. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  21. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  22. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  25. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  28. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  29. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  30. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  31. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  32. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  34. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  35. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  36. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  37. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  38. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  39. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  40. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  41. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  42. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  44. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  45. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  46. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  47. 2025-03-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  48. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  49. 2025-02-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  50. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  51. 2025-02-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1243 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1243

AN ACT

relating to the dissolution of a public utility agency.

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

SECTION 1. Section 572.053, Local Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 572.053. CHANGES IN PUBLIC ENTITIES PARTICIPATING IN

OR DISSOLUTION OF
PUBLIC UTILITY AGENCY.
(a)
The public entities

that participate in a public utility agency may by concurrent

ordinances
:

(1)
add a public entity to, or delete a public entity

from, participation in the public utility agency
; or

(2)

dissolve the public utility agency and transfer

all obligations, assets, permits, and licenses of the public

utility agency to the remaining public entities
.

(b)

A public entity that is the only remaining participant

in a public utility agency may by ordinance dissolve the public

utility agency in accordance with Subsection (a)(2).

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1243 passed the Senate on

April 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1243 passed the House on

May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 0, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor