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SB1959 • 2025

Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

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Passed Legislature

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

Sponsor
Hagenbuch
Last action
2025-05-20
Official status
05/20/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

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. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  2. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  3. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  5. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  6. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  7. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  8. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  9. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Amendment(s) offered. FA1 Hagenbuch

  11. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended

  12. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  14. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  15. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  16. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  18. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  19. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  20. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  21. 2025-05-06 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  22. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  23. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  24. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  25. 2025-04-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  26. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  27. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  29. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  30. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  31. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

  32. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  33. 2025-03-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting or denying a permit.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 1959 - House Committee Report version - Bill Text

By: Hagenbuch

S.B. No. 1959

(Spiller)

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the authority of the North Texas Groundwater

Conservation District to consider certain factors before granting

or denying a permit.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 8856, Special District

Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8856.1055 to read as

follows:

Sec.

8856.1055.

PERMIT CONSIDERATIONS; PONDS AND LAKES.

Before granting or denying a permit or a permit amendment issued in

accordance with Section 36.1146, Water Code, the district shall

consider whether the proposed use of water from the well is wholly

or partly to provide water to a pond or lake with a surface area

greater than two acres to enhance the appearance of the landscape.

SECTION 2. Section 8856.1055, Special District Local Laws

Code, as added by this Act, applies only to an application for a

permit or permit amendment submitted on or after the effective date

of this Act.

SECTION 3. 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.