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SB612 • 2025

Relating to the authority of certain conservation and reclamation districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines and associated infrastructure.

Relating to the authority of certain conservation and reclamation districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines and associated infrastructure.

Enacted

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

Sponsor
Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy"
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 the authority of certain conservation and reclamation districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines and associated infrastructure.

Relating to the authority of certain conservation and reclamation districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines and associated infrastructure.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the authority of certain conservation and reclamation districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines and associated infrastructure.

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. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  4. 2025-06-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage reported

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3832

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal

  17. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Local & Consent Calendars

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar

  19. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  20. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  21. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  22. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

  23. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  24. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  27. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  28. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  29. 2025-05-10 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  30. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  31. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  32. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  34. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  35. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  36. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  37. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  38. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  39. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  40. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  41. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  42. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  43. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  44. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  45. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  46. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  47. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  48. 2025-02-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

  49. 2024-12-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  50. 2024-12-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the authority of certain conservation and reclamation districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines and associated infrastructure.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 612 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 612

AN ACT

relating to the authority of certain conservation and reclamation

districts to impose fees for the construction of certain pipelines

and associated infrastructure.

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

SECTION 1. Section 49.2127, Water Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (a) and adding Subsection (e) to read as

follows:

(a) In this section
:

(1)

"Developer" means a person who owns land in a

district who:

(A)

has divided or proposes to divide the land

into two or more parts; or

(B)

requests more than two water or sewer service

connections on a single contiguous tract of land.

(2) "Retail
[
, "retail
] public utility" has the meaning

assigned by Section 13.002.

(e)

A district may not impose on a developer that proposes

to construct a water or sewer pipeline or associated infrastructure

in the district's service area a fee that is greater than the

actual, reasonable, and documented costs incurred by the district

for review, legal services, engineering services, inspection,

construction, repair, and infrastructure relocation or conversion

associated with the construction, and any other related costs

incurred by the district in association with the construction of a

subdivision.

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. 612 passed the Senate on

May 8, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 612 passed the House on

May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 104, Nays 37, two

present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor