Texas 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025) Status: Passed House

HB 27 — Relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district.

Last action — House appoints conferees-reported

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

This bill has passed the House. Introduced August 19, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.

Next likely step: consideration and a floor vote in the Senate.

Odds of enactment

High chance

Based on the sponsor, cosponsors, and committee posture, this bill has a high chance of becoming law.

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Prognosis

Advancing 56% · moderate confidence

  • Passed House

    Current position in the legislative process.

  • 14 sponsors

    6 primary, 8 co-sponsors signed on.

  • Cleared a recorded vote

    Passed 3 recorded votes so far.

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Bill Text

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By:AAHarris, Ashby, Alders, Hefner, et al.
By:AAHarris, Ashby, Alders, Hefner, Gerdes, H.B.ANo.A27 AAAAAet al.
H.B.ANo.A27 Substitute the following forAH.B.ANo.A27:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district.
By:AAAshby C.S.H.B.ANo.A27 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a groundwater study of certain aquifers underlying the territory of the Neches and Trinity Valleys Groundwater Conservation District by the Texas Water Development Board before the issuance of permits or permit amendments by the district.
and (3)AAassess the hydrological effects in the district of proposed groundwater production in the district as represented in the applicable desired future conditions, and of transfers of 89S20620 SCR-D 1 C.S.H.B.ANo.A27 produced groundwater to areas outside of the district proposed in any pending applications for a permit or permit amendment from the district, and compare those effects with the hydrological effects that would be expected if groundwater production in the district were limited annually to the amount that could be produced in perpetuity as determined under Subdivision (1).
and (3)AAassess the hydrological effects in the district of proposed groundwater production in the district as represented in the applicable desired future conditions, and of transfers of 89S20620 SCR-D 1 H.B.ANo.A27 produced groundwater to areas outside of the district proposed in any pending applications for a permit or permit amendment from the district, and compare those effects with the hydrological effects that would be expected if groundwater production in the district were limited annually to the amount that could be produced in perpetuity as determined under Subdivision (1).
SECTION A3.AAThis Act takes effect immediately if it receives C.S.H.B.ANo.A27 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
SECTION A3.AAThis Act takes effect immediately if it receives H.B.ANo.A27 a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.
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Action History

  1. House appoints conferees-reported

  2. House requests conference committee-reported

  3. House refuses to concur-reported

  4. House appoints conferees

  5. House requests conference committee

  6. House refuses to concur in Senate amendments

  7. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

  8. Senate Amendments distributed

  9. Senate passage as amended reported

  10. Record vote

  11. Passed

  12. Read 3rd time

  13. Record vote

  14. Three day rule suspended

  15. Record vote

  16. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  17. Record vote

  18. Amended

  19. Amendment(s) offered

  20. Read 2nd time

  21. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  22. Record vote

  23. Ordered not printed

  24. Posting rule suspended

  25. Reported favorably w/o amendments

  26. Vote taken in committee

  27. Testimony taken in committee

  28. Considered in public hearing

  29. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  30. Posting rule suspended

  31. Co-sponsor authorized

  32. Meeting cancelled

  33. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  34. Posting rule suspended

  35. Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding, Select

  36. Read first time

  37. Received from the House

  38. Co-sponsor authorized

  39. Reported engrossed

  40. Reason for vote recorded in Journal

  41. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  42. Record vote

  43. Passed

  44. Read 3rd time

  45. Passed to engrossment

  46. Read 2nd time

  47. Placed on General State Calendar

  48. Considered in Calendars

  49. Committee report sent to Calendars

  50. Committee report distributed

  51. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  52. Reported favorably as substituted

  53. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  54. Committee substitute considered in committee

  55. Considered in public hearing

  56. Referred to Natural Resources

  57. Read first time

  58. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

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6 sponsors · 8 co-sponsors · 170 not signed on · 9 voted No

Sponsors (6)

Co-sponsors (8)

Not signed on (170)

170 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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Votes

passage

Passed 20 Yea · 7 Nay
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 20703
Total 20703
% of votes cast 67%23%0%10%
How each member voted (30)
Member Party Vote
Adam Hinojosa — Yea
Angela Paxton — Yea
Bob Hall — Nay
Borris Miles — Yea
Brandon Creighton — Yea
Brent Hagenbuch — Yea
Brian Birdwell — Not Voting
Bryan Hughes — Yea
Carol Alvarado — Yea
Charles Perry — Yea
Charles Schwertner — Yea
César Blanco — Yea
Donna Campbell — Nay
Joan Huffman — Yea
José Menéndez — Nay
Juan Hinojosa — Yea
Judith Zaffirini — Nay
Kevin Sparks — Yea
Lois Kolkhorst — Nay
Mayes Middleton — Nay
Molly Cook — Nay
Nathan Johnson — Yea
Paul Bettencourt — Yea
Pete Flores — Yea
Phil King — Yea
Robert Nichols — Yea
Roland Gutierrez — Yea
Royce West — Not Voting
Sarah Eckhardt — Not Voting
Tan Parker — Yea

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passage

Passed 126 Yea · 4 Nay · 1 Other
Party YeaNayPresentNot Voting
Unaffiliated 1264021
Total 1264021
% of votes cast 83%3%0%14%
How each member voted (151)
Member Party Vote
Patterso — Nay
Present — Not Voting
Mr. Speaker(C) — Not Voting
AJ Louderback — Yea
Aicha Davis — Yea
Alan Schoolcraft — Yea
Alma Allen — Yea
Ana-María Rodríguez Ramos — Not Voting
Andy Hopper — Yea
Angelia Orr — Yea
Angie Button — Yea
Armando Martinez — Yea
Armando Walle — Yea
Barbara Gervin-Hawkins — Yea
Ben Bumgarner — Yea
Brad Buckley — Nay
Brent Money — Yea
Brian Harrison — Nay
Briscoe Cain — Yea
Brooks Landgraf — Yea
Candy Noble — Not Voting
Carl Tepper — Yea
Caroline Fairly — Yea
Carrie Isaac — Yea
Cassandra Garcia Hernandez — Yea
Cecil Bell — Yea
Charles Cunningham — Yea
Charlie Geren — Not Voting
Chris Turner — Yea
Christian Manuel — Yea
Christina Morales — Not Voting
Claudia Ordaz — Yea
Cody Harris — Yea
Cody Vasut — Yea
Cole Hefner — Yea
Dade Phelan — Not Voting
Daniel Alders — Not Voting
David Lowe — Yea
David Spiller — Yea
Denise Villalobos — Yea
Dennis Paul — Yea
Diego Bernal — Not Voting
Don McLaughlin — Yea
Donna Howard — Yea
Drew Darby — Yea
Eddie Morales — Yea
Ellen Troxclair — Yea
Erin Gámez — Yea
Erin Zwiener — Yea
Garcia Hernandez — Yea
Gary Gates — Yea
Gary VanDeaver — Yea
Gene Wu — Not Voting
Gina Hinojosa — Yea
Giovanni Capriglione — Yea
Greg Bonnen — Yea
Harold V. Dutton, Jr. — Not Voting
Harris Davila — Yea
Helen Kerwin — Yea
Hillary Hickland — Nay
Hubert Vo — Yea
J. M. Lozano — Not Voting
James B. Frank — Yea
James Talarico — Yea
Janie Lopez — Yea
Janis Holt — Yea
Jay Dean — Yea
Jeff Barry — Yea
Jeff Leach — Yea
Jessica González — Yea
Joanne Shofner — Yea
Joe Moody — Yea
John Bryant — Yea
John Bucy III — Yea
John Lujan — Yea
John McQueeney — Yea
John Smithee — Yea
Jolanda Jones — Yea
Jon Rosenthal — Yea
Josey Garcia — Not Voting
Katrina Pierson — Yea
Keith Bell — Yea
Keresa Richardson — Yea
Lacey Hull — Yea
Lauren A. Simmons — Yea
Leo Wilson — Yea
Linda Garcia — Yea
Liz Campos — Yea
Mano DeAyala — Yea
Marc LaHood — Yea
Mark Dorazio — Yea
Mary Ann Perez — Yea
Mary E. González — Yea
Matt Morgan — Yea
Matt Shaheen — Yea
Mihaela Plesa — Yea
Mike Olcott — Yea
Mike Schofield — Yea
Mitch Little — Yea
Molly Cook — Yea
Morales Shaw — Not Voting
Morgan Meyer — Yea
Nate Schatzline — Yea
Nathan Johnson — Yea
Nicole Collier — Yea
Oscar Longoria — Not Voting
Pat Curry — Yea
Paul Dyson — Yea
Pete Flores — Not Voting
Phil King — Yea
Philip Cortez — Yea
R. D. "Bobby" Guerra — Yea
Rafael Anchía — Yea
Ramon Romero, Jr. — Yea
Ray Lopez — Yea
Rhetta Bowers — Yea
Richard Hayes — Yea
Richard Peña Raymond — Yea
Ron Reynolds — Not Voting
Ryan Guillen — Yea
Salman Bhojani — Yea
Sam Harless — Yea
Senfronia Thompson — Yea
Sergio Muñoz, Jr. — Yea
Shelby Slawson — Yea
Shelley Luther — Yea
Sheryl Cole — Yea
Stan Gerdes — Yea
Stan Kitzman — Yea
Stan Lambert — Not Voting
Steve Toth — Not Voting
Suleman Lalani — Yea
Terri Leo Wilson — Yea
Terry Canales — Not Voting
Thresa "Terry" Meza — Yea
Todd Hunter — Yea
Tom Craddick — Yea
Tom Oliverson — Yea
Toni Rose — Yea
Tony Tinderholt — Yea
Trent Ashby — Yea
Trey Martinez Fischer — Yea
Trey Wharton — Yea
Valoree Swanson — Yea
Venton Jones — Not Voting
Vikki Goodwin — Yea
Vincent Perez — Yea
Ward Johnson — Yea
Wes Virdell — Yea
Will Metcalf — Yea
Yvonne Davis — Yea

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Frequently asked questions

Who sponsors HB 27?
HB 27 is sponsored by Leo Wilson, Bryan Hughes, Donna Campbell, Robert Nichols, Trey Wharton, Mary E. González, Jay Dean, Keith Bell, Stan Gerdes, Cole Hefner, Daniel Alders, Trent Ashby, Cody Harris, and Ken King.
What is the current status of HB 27?
This bill has passed the House. Introduced August 19, 2025. It now moves to the second chamber.
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