AWBD's 88th Legislative Bill List

Each session AWBD’s Legislative Planning Subcommittee tracks bills that correspond to AWBD’s legislative priorities. Below are bills that AWBD is following at the time of publication. The below list is not an exhaustive list of the bills that AWBD is following. Upon the March 10, 2023 deadline for filing bills, the House and Senate have formally filed a combined 9,114 bills.

Bills of Interest of AWBD

Annexation/ETJ
  • HB 442 (Rep. Schofield) Relating to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of and municipal annexation by certain municipalities.
  • SB 1108 (Sen. Middleton) Relating to release of an area from a municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Board Meetings
  • HB 1312 (Rep. Vasut)/SB 917 (Sen. Hall) Relating to meetings of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.
Bonds
  • HB 187 (Rep. Landgraf) Relating to a proposition to approve the issuance of bonds or other debt.
  • HB 719 (Rep. Goldman) Relating to the examination fee imposed by the attorney general for the examination of a record of proceedings for the issuance of public securities and the uses of revenue from that fee.
  • HB 2784 (Rep. Holland) Relating to the issuance of certain bonds by municipal utility districts.
  • HJR 79 (Rep. Moody)/ SJR 23 (Sen. Blanco) Proposing a constitutional amendment relating to the authority of the legislature to permit conservation and reclamation districts in El Paso County to issue bonds supported by ad valorem taxes.
Conflicts Disclosure
  • SB 797 (Sen. Middleton) Relating to disclosure of certain relationships with local government officers and vendors.
Contracting
  • HB 982 (Rep. Toth) Relating to a prohibition on contracts with certain companies that use certain environmental, social, and governance criteria.
  • HB 1089 (Rep. Rosenthal) Relating to contracting with companies that boycott or discriminate against certain entities.
  • HB 1090 (Rep. Rosenthal) Relating to contracting with companies that boycott certain energy companies.
  • HB 1817 (Rep. Capriglione) Relating to the validity of a contract for which a disclosure of interested parties is required.
Director Qualifications
  • HB 1793 (Rep. Swanson) Relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.
Emergency Preparedness
  • SB 40 (Sen. Zaffirini) Relating to the establishment of a boil water notice alert system.
Election Practices
  • HB 190 (Rep. Swanson) Relating to requirements for certain petitions requesting an election and ballot propositions and to related procedures and provisions.
  • HB 863 (Rep. Schofield) Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds or a tax increase.
Lobbying
  • SB 175 (Sen. Middleton) Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
  • HB 170 (Rep. Spiller) Relating to certain requirements applicable to certain public entities that engage in lobbying.
Misc.
  • HB 1916 (Rep. Holland) Relating to county approval for improvement projects of certain conservation and reclamation districts.
Municipal Management Districts 
  • HB 183 (Rep. Gates) Relating to the dissolution by petition of a municipal management district.
Notice to Purchasers
  • HB 159 (Rep. Landgraf) Relating to the procedure by which a taxing unit is required to provide public notice of certain ad valorem tax-related information.
  • HB 1256 (Rep. Holland) Relating to seller’s disclosure notice concerning special districts in which residential real property is located.
  • HB 1257 (Rep. Holland) Relating to a seller’s notice of special district ad valorem taxes or assessments on newly constructed residential real properties.
  • HB 2816 (Rep. Jetton) Relating to the notice given to purchasers of property within certain water districts.
TCEQ
  • SB 239 (Sen. Miles) Relating to employment restrictions for former employees of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
Taxes
  • HB 402 (Rep. Schofield) Relating to the establishment of a limitation on the total amount of ad valorem taxes that certain taxing units may impose on the residence homesteads of individuals who are disabled or elderly.
  • HB 2220 (Rep. Harrison) Relating to the calculation of certain ad valorem tax rates of a taxing unit and the manner in which a proposed ad valorem tax rate that exceeds the voter-approval tax rate is approved; making conforming changes.
  • HB 2667 (Rep. Rosenthal) Relating to the property tax rate imposed by a municipal utility district.
  • SB 1324 (Sen. Middleton) Relating to the effect of an election at which the voters fail to approve or vote to reduce the ad valorem tax rate adopted by the governing body of a taxing unit.
Water District Powers and Authority
  • HB 1852 (Rep. Holland) Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue an order to create a special district.
  • HB 2815 (Rep. Jetton) Relating to the powers, authorities, duties, and responsibilities of water districts.
Water Supply Systems
  • HB 1612 (Rep. Lozano)/SB 594 (Sen. Zaffirini) Relating to requirements for and charges for service from public drinking water supply systems.
Additional Bills
  • HB 443 (Rep. Scholfield) Relating to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.
  • HB 809 (Rep. Metcalf) Relating to the selection of the board of directors of an appraisal district.
  • HB 1091 (Rep. Rosenthal) Relating to contracting with companies that boycott Israel.
  • HB 1092 (Rep. Rosenthal) Relating to contracting with companies that discriminate against the firearm or ammunition industries.
  • HB 1306 (Rep. Paul) Relating to a requirement for certain entities to enter into a contract for election services.
  • HB 1505 (Rep. Bell) Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
  • HB 1845 (Rep. Metcalf) Relating to the licensing requirements for certain operators of wastewater systems and public water systems.
  • HB 2071 (Rep. Jetton) Relating to certain public facilities used to provide affordable housing.
  • HB 2221 (Rep. Harrison) Relating to the vote required in an election to approve an ad valorem tax rate that exceeds a taxing units’s voter-approval tax rate.
  • HB 2425 (Rep. Isaac) Relating to a prohibition on governmental contracts with Chinese companies.
  • HB 2436 (Rep. Frazier) Relating to the sale of bonds by certain special purpose districts.
  • HB 2595 (Rep. Rosenthal) Relating to the advertisement of disposable wipes as flushable.
  • HB 2816 (Rep. Jetton) Relating to the notice given to purchasers of property within certain water districts.
  • HB 3069 (Rep. Cunningham) Relating to certain government contracts with and investments in companies that boycott Israel.
  • HB 3090 (Rep. Lalani) Relating to the authority of a country to maintain a sewer utility.
  • HB 3225 (Rep. Tepper) Relating to the recording of open meetings held by certain water districts.
  • HB 3437 (Rep. Holland) Relating to the authority to approve change orders for certain contracts for the construction, repair, and renovation of water district facilities.
  • HB 3507 (Rep. Holland) Relating to contracts for the construction, repair, and renovation of certain conservation and reclamation district facilities.
  • HB 3538 (Rep. Troxclair) Relating to the use by a political subdivision of public funds for lobbying activities.
  • HB 3669 (Rep. Rogers) Relating to the proceedings to exercise the power of eminent domain over certain real property owned by certain conservation and reclamation districts.
  • HB 3811 (Rep. Jetton) Relating to meetings held by certain conservation and reclamation districts.
  • HB 3820 (Rep. Oliverson) Relating to the authority of the Harris-Galvestion Subsidence District over the North Harris County Regional Water Authority.
  • HB 3881 (Rep. Bell) Relating to the board of directors meeting locations of certain rural area water districts.
  • HB 4184 (Rep. Toth) Relating to the removal from office of a member of the board of directors of certain special purpose districts.
  • HB 4471 (Rep. Moody) Relating to the issuance by certain conservation and reclamation districts of bonds for the development and maintenance of recreational facilities.
  • HB 4493 (Rep. Harris) Relating to the creation of political subdivisions in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of certain municipalities.
  • HB 4701 (Rep. DeAyala) Relating to the review of ballot proposition language for certain political subdivision elections.
  • HB 5171 (Rep. Wilson) Relating to the authority of a special district to exercise a right or power outside the district’s boundaries.
  • HB 5222 (Rep. Bell, Cecil) Relating to consent to the creation of certain political subdivisions.
  • SB 223 (Rep.Campbell) Relating to public meetings held by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality on the permitting of wastewater treatment facilities.
  • SB 650 (Rep.Campbell) Relating to the licensing requirements for certain operators of wastewater systems and public water systems.
  • SB 742 (Rep.Middleton) Relating to a requirement for certain entities to enter into a contract for election services.
  • SB 917 (Rep.Hall) Relating to meetings of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.
  • SB 933 (Rep.Middleton) Relating to the definition of a governmental body for the purposes of the public information law.
  • SB 938 (Rep.Blanco) Relating to the issuance by certain conservation and reclamation districts of bonds for the development and maintenance of recreational facilities.
  • SB 1278 (Rep.Bettencourt) Relating to certain public facilities used to provide affordable housing.
  • SB 1382 (Rep.Eckhardt) Relating to contracting with companies that boycott certain energy companies.
  • SB 1397 (Rep.Schwertner) Relating to the continuation and functions of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
  • SB 1546 (Rep.Bettencourt) Relating to the authority of a special district to exercise a right or power outside the district’s boundaries.
  • SB 1569 (Rep.Campbell) Relating to the review of the creation of certain proposed municipal utility districts by county commissioners court.
  • SB 1608 (Rep.Sparks) Relating to the election date for the authorization of the issuance of bonds or a tax increase.
  • SB 1609 (Rep.Sparks) Relating to a proposition to approve the issuance of bonds or other debt.
  • SB 1912 (Rep.Bettencourt) Relating to the review of ballot proposition language for certain political subdivision elections.
  • SB 2204 (Rep.Parker) Relating to exceptions to prohibited contracts or other agreements with certain foreign-owned companies in connection with critical infrastructure in this state.
  • SB 2206 (Rep.Parker) Relating to the sale of bonds by certain special purpose districts.
  • SB 2337 (Rep.Middleton) Relating to an election to approve the issuance of bonds or other debt.
  • SB 2349 (Rep.Bettencourt) Relating to consent to the creation of certain political subdivisions.
  • SB 2431 (Rep.Bettencourt) Relating to the Harris County Flood Control District.
  • SB 2521 (Rep.Creighton) Relating to the powers, authorities, duties, and responsibilities of water districts.
  • SB 2522 (Rep.Creighton) Relating to the notice given to purchasers of property within certain water districts.

Special thanks to Kristen Hogan and Frances E. Blake, ABHR LLP for compiling this information for AWBD.