Texas 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025) Status: Passed Senate

SB 43 — Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

Last action — Reported engrossed

  1. ✓
    Introduced
  2. ✓
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed Senate
  4. 4
    Passed House
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025). It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there are no live odds of enactment. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

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Action History

  1. Reported engrossed

  2. Record vote

  3. Passed

  4. Read 3rd time

  5. Record vote

  6. Three day rule suspended

  7. Vote recorded in Journal

  8. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

  9. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  10. Co-author authorized

  11. Committee report printed and distributed

  12. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  13. Vote taken in committee

  14. Testimony taken in committee

  15. Considered in public hearing

  16. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  17. Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

  18. Read first time

  19. Filed

  20. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

Sponsors

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1 sponsors · 9 co-sponsors · 174 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (9)

Not signed on (174)

174 members have not signed on to this bill.

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"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors SB 43?
SB 43 is sponsored by Angela Paxton, Borris Miles, José Menéndez, Adam Hinojosa, Sarah Eckhardt, César Blanco, Carol Alvarado, Judith Zaffirini, Juan Hinojosa, and Phil King.
What is the current status of SB 43?
This bill died with 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025). It reached “Passed Senate” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track SB 43?
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