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SB863 • 2025

Relating to water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer and to the use of certain reclaimed water in an aquifer storage and recovery project.

Relating to water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer and to the use of certain reclaimed water in an aquifer storage and recovery project.

Water
Enacted

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

Sponsor
Perry
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Relating to water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer and to the use of certain reclaimed water in an aquifer storage and recovery project.

Relating to water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer and to the use of certain reclaimed water in an aquifer storage and recovery project.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer and to the use of certain reclaimed water in an aquifer storage and recovery project.

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 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. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  6. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  7. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  8. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  9. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Read

  10. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  11. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  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#3862

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    House passage as amended reported

  17. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  18. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Buckley

  19. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3734

  20. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  21. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#3735

  22. 2025-05-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  23. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  24. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  25. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  26. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  27. 2025-05-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  28. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  29. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  30. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  31. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  32. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  33. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  34. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  35. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  36. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the Senate

  37. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  38. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  39. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  40. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  42. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  43. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  44. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  45. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  46. 2025-04-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  47. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  48. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  49. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  50. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  51. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  52. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  53. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  54. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  55. 2025-02-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs

  56. 2025-01-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  57. 2025-01-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer and to the use of certain reclaimed water in an aquifer storage and recovery project.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) SB 863 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

S.B. No. 863

AN ACT

relating to water withdrawn from the Edwards Aquifer and to the use

of certain reclaimed water in an aquifer storage and recovery

project.

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

SECTION 1. Section 1.34(b), Chapter 626, Acts of the 73rd

Legislature, Regular Session, 1993, is amended to read as follows:

(b)
Water withdrawn from the aquifer may not be transported

outside the boundaries of the authority via pipeline or other means

for any purpose.
Water withdrawn from the aquifer must be used

within
:

(1)
the boundaries of the authority
; or

(2)

the certificated area of a retail public utility

according to a certificate of convenience and necessity, as the

certificate existed on September 1, 2025, any part of which was

located within the boundaries of the authority on June 28, 1996
.

SECTION 2. Section 27.153, Water Code, is amended by adding

Subsection (b-1) to read as follows:

(b-1)

Notwithstanding Subsection (b)(1), the commission by

rule or by individual or general permit may authorize the injection

of reclaimed water that is treated in accordance with standards

adopted by the commission for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 863 passed the Senate on

April 16, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0; and that

the Senate concurred in House amendment on May 30, 2025, by the

following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

I hereby certify that S.B. No. 863 passed the House, with

amendment, on May 28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 141,

Nays 0, two present not voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

Approved:

______________________________

Date

______________________________

Governor