Relating to the management of groundwater by certain districts and the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2023
Last action May 9, 2023
Floor votes · House May 5, 2023
How they voted
120–17
Passed · 3 other
Total votes 140
May 5, 2023
D
Democratic60
95% Yea
R
Republican80
78% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
24
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
upper
May 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 5, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 4, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 27, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources
lower
Mar 21, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
TK
Tracy King
DDemocratic
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