Relating to the creation of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
HB 5680 creates the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1 in Liberty County, Texas, to promote economic development and public welfare. The bill grants the district limited eminent domain authority to acquire land, the power to issue bonds for financing projects, and the ability to impose assessments, fees, and taxes on properties within the district. It directly affects property owners and residents in the designated district area by enabling the district to fund improvements like infrastructure, parks, and safety services. The district is designed to supplement, not replace, existing county services, with its creation intended to support employment, commerce, tourism, and community development.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 17, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content of the Bayou Belle Municipal Management District No. 1 bill remains unchanged, though some formatting inconsistencies were corrected and a note about digital content accessibility was added at the beginning.
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No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the changes are primarily formatting and version status updates.
TECHNICAL
Added a note at the top stating that digital content has been updated to align with WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards.
Changed the bill header from 'Engrossed' version to 'Enrolled' version, indicating it is the final version ready for the Governor's signature.
Corrected formatting inconsistencies, including spacing and line breaks throughout the document.
Removed internal tracking numbers and page references that were present in the Engrossed version but not needed in the final Enrolled version.
Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2025 · House May 16, 2025
How they voted
27–3
Passed
Total votes 30
May 26, 2025
D
Democratic10
100% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
60
Key actions
16
Committee
12
Amendments
6
Jun 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 31, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 29, 2025
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 29, 2025
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 27, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 27, 2025
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 10, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Signed into law
Transmitted to the Governor
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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