HB 5659
  • Introduced
    Mar 28, 2025
  • Passed House
    May 15, 2025
  • Passed Senate
    May 26, 2025
  • Became Law
    Jun 22, 2025
HB 5659
Texas House Bill
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Relating to the procedural requirements applicable to interbasin transfers of water involving the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District.
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executive • Jun 22, 2025: Effective immediately
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May 26, 2024, Senate
CSHB 5659, Relating to the procedural requirements applicable to interbasin transfers of water involving the Northeast Texas Municipal Water District. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
YES: 28
NO: 3
OTHER: 0
YES: 28

NO: 3

OTHER: 0
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May 26, 2024, Senate
Senator Hughes moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 5659 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 28, Nays 3.
YES: 28
NO: 3
OTHER: 0
YES: 28

NO: 3

OTHER: 0
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May 28, 2024, Senate
HB 5659 (105 Yeas, 29 Nays, 1 Present, not voting)
YES: 105
NO: 29
OTHER: 1
YES: 105

NO: 29

    OTHER: 1
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    May 14, 2025, House
    CSHB 5659 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2505): 114 Yeas, 23 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
    YES: 114
    NO: 23
    OTHER: 2
    YES: 114

    NO: 23

    ABSENT: 11

    NOT VOTING: 2

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    May 15, 2025, House
    HB 5659 was passed by (Record 2622): 108 Yeas, 32 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.
    YES: 108
    NO: 32
    OTHER: 2
    YES: 108

    NO: 32

    ABSENT: 8

    NOT VOTING: 2

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    May 28, 2025, House
    The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 5659 prevailed by (Record 3999): 105 Yeas, 29 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.
    YES: 105
    NO: 29
    OTHER: 1
    YES: 105

    NO: 29

    ABSENT: 15

    NOT VOTING: 1

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    • Jun 22, 2025 | executive
      • Signed by the Governor
      • Effective immediately
    • May 31, 2025 | executive
      • Sent to the Governor
    • May 31, 2025 | Senate
      • Signed in the Senate
    • May 30, 2025 | House
      • Signed in the House
    • May 29, 2025 | House
      • Reported enrolled
    • May 28, 2025 | Senate
      • House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
    • May 28, 2025 | House
      • House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
      • Record vote RV#3999
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
      • Text of Senate Amendment(s)
    • May 27, 2025 | House
      • Senate Amendments distributed
      • Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
    • May 26, 2025 | House
      • Senate passage as amended reported
    • May 26, 2025 | Senate
      • Placed on intent calendar
      • Rules suspended-Regular order of business
      • Read 2nd time
      • Amendment(s) offered FA1 Hughes
      • Amended
      • Vote recorded in Journal
      • Passed to 3rd reading as amended
      • Vote recorded in Journal
      • Three day rule suspended
      • Record vote
      • Read 3rd time
      • Passed
      • Record vote
    • May 23, 2025 | Senate
      • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 05/23/2025
      • Considered in public hearing
      • Testimony taken in committee
      • Vote taken in committee
      • Reported favorably as substituted
      • Committee report printed and distributed
    • May 22, 2025 | Senate
      • Posting rule suspended
    • May 21, 2025 | Senate
      • Read first time
      • Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
    • May 15, 2025 | Senate
      • Received from the House
    • May 15, 2025 | House
      • Read 3rd time
      • Passed
      • Record vote RV#2622
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
      • Reported engrossed
    • May 14, 2025 | House
      • Read 2nd time
      • Passed to engrossment
      • Record vote RV#2505
      • Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
    • May 10, 2025 | House
      • Placed on General State Calendar
    • May 08, 2025 | House
      • Considered in Calendars
    • May 07, 2025 | House
      • Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
      • Committee report distributed
      • Committee report sent to Calendars
    • Apr 29, 2025 | House
      • Considered in formal meeting
      • Committee substitute considered in committee
      • Reported favorably as substituted
    • Apr 23, 2025 | House
      • Scheduled for public hearing on . . . 04/23/2025
      • Considered in public hearing
      • Committee substitute considered in committee
      • Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
      • Left pending in committee
    • Apr 07, 2025 | House
      • Read first time
      • Referred to Natural Resources
    • Mar 28, 2025 | House
      • Filed
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