Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the issuance of additional general obligation bonds by the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance for the development of certain projects in economically distressed areas.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
House Passage
May 2019
Governor
Introduced Mar 27, 2019
Last action May 28, 2019
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
56
Key actions
16
Committee
14
Amendments
7
May 28, 2019
Introduced
Filed with the Secretary of State
executive
May 25, 2019
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
lower
May 25, 2019
Introduced
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
upper
May 25, 2019
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 22, 2019
Introduced
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 21, 2019
Lower · Passed
Adopted
lower
May 21, 2019
Introduced
Placed on Constitutional Amendments Calendar
lower
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
lower
May 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
May 14, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 9, 2019
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources
lower
May 9, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 8, 2019
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 8, 2019
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Upper · Passed
Vote reconsidered in committee
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Apr 15, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Committee
Referred to Water & Rural Affairs
upper
Mar 27, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
4 primary · 27 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
AM
Andy Murr
RRepublican
P
Armando Walle
DDemocratic
P
Charles Perry
RRepublican
P
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
Co
AH
Abel Herrero
DDemocratic
Co
AD
Alex Dominguez
DDemocratic
Co
AF
Art Fierro
DDemocratic
Co
BL
Ben Leman
RRepublican
Co
Bobby Guerra
DDemocratic
Co
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
Co
CB
César Blanco
DDemocratic
Co
Dade Phelan
RRepublican
Co
Drew Darby
RRepublican
Co
DS
Drew Springer
RRepublican
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