SB 14 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Relating to the provision by a political subdivision of credits against impact fees to builders and developers for certain water conservation and reuse projects.

SB 14 requires local governments in Texas to offer credits against water and wastewater impact fees for builders and developers who construct eligible water conservation or reuse projects. These credits apply to facilities that reduce water use, decrease wastewater treatment needs, lower stormwater demands, or exceed standard efficiency requirements. Local governments must establish fair procedures to calculate and approve these credits. The law takes effect January 1, 2026, directly benefiting developers who invest in qualifying water-saving infrastructure.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Aug 2025
Committee Review
Aug 2025
Senate Passage
Aug 2025
House Passage
Aug 2025
Signed into Law
Sep 2025
Introduced Aug 15, 2025 Signed Sep 17, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · Sep 17, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was converted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final form ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive legislative content regarding water conservation credits remains unchanged. The primary differences are formatting corrections, removal of draft annotations, and addition of official certification signatures from legislative officers.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a procedural conversion to the final enrolled version.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft annotations and placeholder text (e.g., 'AAPerry, et al.', line numbers, and bracketed deletion markers) that were present in the engrossed version.

Added official certification language and signatures from the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Secretary of the Senate, Chief Clerk of the House, and the Governor, certifying passage and approval.

Corrected formatting inconsistencies, including spacing, line breaks, and alignment of section headers and text throughout the document.

Floor votes · House Aug 26, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
44
Key actions
13
Committee
9
Sep 17, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Aug 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
Aug 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
Aug 26, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
Aug 26, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Aug 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Aug 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Aug 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Aug 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Aug 20, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
lower
Aug 20, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Aug 20, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Aug 18, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Aug 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Aug 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Aug 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Aug 15, 2025
Committee
Referred to Finance
upper
Aug 15, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
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