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Water Legislation

This list includes all information regarding past and current state legislation, including bill analyses and legislature report cards.

89th Session of the Texas Legislature
GEAA’s 2025 Texas Legislative Agenda

 

88th Session of the Texas Legislature


-Interim Charges 2024

Getting Ready for the 89th Legislative Session-GEAA Member Group Meeting Presentation Recording 8-24-24
Getting Ready for the 89th Texas Legislative Session-GEAA Member Group Meeting TLO & Leg Overview PPT Presentation 8-24-24
Overview of 2024 Interim Legislative Actions-GEAA Member Group Meeting Presentation Recording by Rachel Hanes 6-1-24
Overview of 2024 Interim Legislative Actions-GEAA Member Group Meeting Powerpoint by Rachel Hanes 6-1-24
SA Report Article: New Law puts Edwards Trinity aquifers at greater risk 5-31-24 features GEAA Policy Dir Rachel Hanes  report “A Review of the Impacts of Senate Bill 2038 on Land Use and Water Supplies in Central Texas”. 

-GEAA Comments to 88th Session

GEAA Water Reuse Written Testimony 9-24-24
GEAA Written Testimony SB 2038 Hearing 9-4-24
House Interim Charges to Watch 5-14-24
SB 2038 Developers in ETJ plan to use new bill to push back against regulation-SABJ-8-3-2023
GEAACommentsSB2440-HNR
GEAACommentsSB1745-HNR
SB28 Texas Water Infastructure Coalition
GEAAcomments-HB5217-HLand-Resource
Sierra Club Comments on 5217
House Committee on Land and Resource Management e-mails
House Natural Resources Committee-emails-to-post
GEAA Comments SB28-HNR
House Natural Resources Committee-emails
Support the Texas Land and Water Conservation Fund
GEAA Comments-Flooding-Senate Finance Mar 23
GEAA Comments-Flooding-House Appropriations Mar 23
GEAA Comments HB1688-HNR
GEAACommentsHB2941-HNR
GEAA Comments HB4532-HNR
GEAACommentsHB3990-HNR
GEAA Comments HB1505
GEAA Comments SB471
GEAA comment SB 1017
Comments to Senate Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs supporting additional funding for Regional Flood Planning

87th Session of the Texas Legislature

86th Session of the Texas Legislature

-GEAA Legislative Agenda
Protecting Texas Waterways With Green Infrastructure
-Talking Points for Opposing HB 3114

Comments on HB 3114

-GEAA Comments on Bills

Comments in Support of HB 1059
Comments on HB 3324, HB 3099, and HB 4110
Comments in Support of HB 2871
Comments on SB 2078
Comments to Senate Water & Rural Affairs RE: HB 1806

85th Session of the Texas Legislature

-GEAA Legislative Agenda

2017 GEAA Legislative Agenda
GEAA Numerical Bill List

-Interim Legislative Charges

House Interim Legislative Charges – Part 1
Senate Interim Legislative Charges – Part 1
Senate Interim Legislative Charges – Part 2

-Bills Protecting Edwards Aquifer Recharge

S.B. 1796 and H.B. 3036
S.B. 1796 Menéndez / H.B. 3467 Howard & H.B. 3036 King of Uvalde
EPA Raises Questions About Dripping Springs Wastewater
LWV Action Paper Water Quality in Edwards Aquifer 2017
GEAA Comments on HB 3036
HB 3036 Bill Analysis
HB 3036 Fact Sheet
History disputed TPDES permits
SB 1796/ HB 3036 Talking Points
Rivard Report Three bills filed to protect Edwards Aquifer Recharge
TSCRA Hears Update On Eminent Domain Bills; Action is Needed
NBHZ Two water bills have local support
Bill Seeks Restrictions On Dumping Treated Wastewater In Central Texas Creeks
SA Express News: Lawmakers Working to Create Special Districts to Fuel Boerne-Area Growth
RFC – Three bills filed to protect Edwards Aquifer Recharge
County Authority Interim Study HearingOctober 12

-GEAA Comments to Bills/ 85th Session

Senate Finance – SB 1006
SB 1796
SB 2026
HB 78
Testimony on HB 78
HB 1536
HB 2240
HB 2684

HB 3036
History disputed TPDES permits
HB 3417
HB 4122
Three water bills to watch in the Texas Legislature

84th Session of the Texas Legislature

GEAA Numerical Bill List-Final
GEAA Legislative Agenda 2015
RecordVote1865-709-Report
2015 CCH Bills Fact Sheet
Comments: SB709 April 3

Comments: SB1865 April 3
Comments: HB1865 Speaker Straus April 15
Comments: HB2595 Speaker Straus May 5
Comments: SB1907-HB3298 Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water and Rural Affairs May 14

83rd Session of the Texas Legislature

HB595 Bill
Bexar Co Final Resolution
Sample resolution of support for HB 595

81st Session of the Texas Legislature

GEAA Legislative Agenda for the 81st Session – last updated May 18
Lobbyist Jeff Heckler’s summary of GEAA legislative activity for the 81st Session

80th Session of the Texas Legislature

GEAA Legislative Agenda for 80th Session

79th Session of the Texas Legislature

Report Card for 79th Session
TexPIRG’s Scorecard for 79th Session

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