TX HB2894 | 2017-2018 | 85th Legislature

Texas House Bill 2894 (Prior Session Legislation)

Status

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on March 6 2017 - 25% progression, died in chamber
Action: 2017-05-10 - Placed on General State Calendar
Text: Latest bill text (Comm Sub) [HTML]

Summary

Relating to a requirement that the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality provide an expedited procedure for acting on certain applications for an amendment to a water right by certain applicants that use desalinated seawater.

Title

History

Date	Chamber	Action
2017-05-10	House	Placed on General State Calendar
2017-05-08	House	Considered in Calendars
2017-05-03	House	Committee report sent to Calendars
2017-05-03	House	Committee report distributed
2017-05-02	House	Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
2017-04-27	House	Reported favorably as substituted
2017-04-27	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2017-04-27	House	Considered in formal meeting
2017-04-05	House	Left pending in committee
2017-04-05	House	Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
2017-04-05	House	Committee substitute considered in committee
2017-04-05	House	Considered in public hearing
2017-04-05	House	Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
2017-03-29	House	Referred to Natural Resources
2017-03-29	House	Read first time
2017-03-06	House	Filed

Subjects

DESALINATION
Environment
Environment--Water
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
Utilities
Utilities--Water & Sewer
WATER
Water--Development
Water--General
Water--Rights

Texas State Sources

Type	Source
Summary	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=85R&Bill=HB2894
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/HB02894I.htm
Text	http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/85R/billtext/html/HB02894H.htm