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SB1566 • 2025

Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Bettencourt
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

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 immediately

  3. 2025-06-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-06-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  7. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    House adopts conference committee report

  8. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#4112

  9. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  10. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    House adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  11. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate adopts conference committee report

  12. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported

  14. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Conference committee report filed

  15. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Conf. Comm. Report distributed

  16. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House grants request for conference committee

  17. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House appoints conferees

  18. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House grants request for conf comm-reported

  19. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House appoints conferees-reported

  20. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  21. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read

  22. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate refuses to concur

  23. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate requests conference committee

  24. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate appoints conferees

  25. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate refuses to concur-reported

  26. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate requests conference committee-reported

  27. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate appoints conferees-reported

  28. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage as amended reported

  29. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  30. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/22/25 3:30 PM

  31. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid out as postponed business

  32. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-C. Bell

  33. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3233

  34. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed as amended

  35. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3234

  36. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  37. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  38. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Postponed. 5/22/25 9:00 AM

  39. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  40. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  41. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  42. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3076

  43. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  44. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  45. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  46. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  47. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  48. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  49. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  50. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  51. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  52. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  53. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  54. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  55. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  56. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  57. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  58. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  59. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  60. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  61. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  62. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  63. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  64. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  65. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  66. 2025-04-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  67. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  68. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  69. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  70. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  71. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  72. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  73. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  74. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  75. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  76. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  77. 2025-03-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Local Government

  78. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  79. 2025-02-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 1566 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 1566

AN ACT

relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain

subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial

jurisdiction.

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

SECTION 1. Section 212.012(c), Local Government Code, is

amended to read as follows:

(c) An entity described by Subsection (b) may serve or

connect land with water, sewer, electricity, gas, or other utility

service regardless of whether the entity is presented with or

otherwise holds a certificate applicable to the land issued under

Section 212.0115 if:

(1) the land is covered by a development plat approved

under Subchapter B or under an ordinance or rule relating to the

development plat;

(2) the land was first served or connected with

service by an entity described by Subsection (b)(1), (b)(2), or

(b)(3) before September 1, 1987; [
or
]

(3) the land was first served or connected with

service by an entity described by Subsection (b)(4), (b)(5), or

(b)(6) before September 1, 1989
; or

(4)

the land was removed from a municipality's

extraterritorial jurisdiction under Subchapter D or E, Chapter 42,

and the entity holds a certificate of convenience and necessity to

serve the land
.

SECTION 2. 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.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1566 passed the Senate on

April 10, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0;

May 28, 2025, Senate refused to concur in House amendments and

requested appointment of Conference Committee; May 29, 2025, House

granted request of the Senate; May 31, 2025, Senate adopted

Conference Committee Report by the following vote: Yeas 31,

Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 1566 passed the House, with

amendments, on May 22, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 138,

Nays 1, three present not voting; May 29, 2025, House granted

request of the Senate for appointment of Conference Committee;

May 31, 2025, House adopted Conference Committee Report by the

following vote: Yeas 132, Nays 0, three present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor