Signed by Governor Authored by Stan Gerdes (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit or permit amendment. Initially Referred to House Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Sponsors: Kolkhorst (R)
Dec 16, 2024
(H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 12, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Natural Resources, chaired by a Republican
Mar 26, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
Apr 2, 2025
(H) House Natural Resources met. (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 8, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 17, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
Apr 23, 2025
(H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#431: Yea 145 (R 84, D 61) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0) View Source
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(H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
Apr 28, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs, chaired by a Republican
May 5, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
May 12, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
May 13, 2025
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 25, 2025
(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar (S) Laid before the Senate (S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote (S) Read 3rd time (S) Passed (S) Record vote (H) Senate passage reported
May 26, 2025
(H) Reported enrolled
May 27, 2025
(H) Signed in the House (S) Signed in the Senate
May 28, 2025
(E) Sent to the Governor
(H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Dirk Aaron for self (with Clearwater UWCD)
For
(Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Adam Foster for Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Andrew Wier for self (with Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund (SAWDF)) (Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Andrew Wier for self (with Simsboro Aquifer Water Defense Fund (SAWDF)) (Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Gregory Ellis for self (with Lost Pines GCD and other clients of the firm) (Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Nancy McKee for self (Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Reta Ward for self (Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Ted Boriack for self (with Water Protection Association of Gonzales County) (Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Ted Boriack for self (with Water Protection Association of Gonzales County) (Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H Natural Resources as Vanessa Puig-Williams for EDF (Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Vanessa Puig-Williams for Environmental Defense Fund (Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Warren Shirley for self (Mon 5/5/2025) Testifying before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as William Rhodes for self (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Adam Foster for Texas Alliance of Groundwater Districts (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Aliyah Formont for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Becky Shirley for self (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Brian Sledge for Prairielands Groundwater Conservation District, Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Buddy Garcia for self (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as David Blackburn for Bell County (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Doug Shaw for Upper Trinity Groundwater Conservation District (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as George Witta for self (with SAWDF) (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Jody Williams for self (with Clearwater UWCD) (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Linda Curtis for self (with League of Independent Voters of Texas) (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Mary Wier for self (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Northern GCD for (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Paul Figueroa for Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Paul Figueroa for Farm and Ranch Freedom Alliance (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Ricky Garrett for Bell County WCID #1 (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Ross Giesinger for Environmental Defense Fund (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Shauna Sledge for self (with Barton Springs Edwards Aquifer Conservation District) (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Teresa Davenport for self (with Farm and ranch freedom alliance) (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H Natural Resources as Tom Entsminger for National Wildlife Federation (Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Ty Embrey for Clearwater UWCD, Middle Trinity GCD, Central Texas GCD, North Texas GCD, Northern Trinity GCD
On
(Mon 5/5/2025) Registering before S Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs as Gregory Ellis for Bandera County River Authority
