Relating to the validation of the creation of and certain acts of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1.
HB 5437 validates the creation of Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1 and confirms all actions taken related to its establishment, including a November 2, 2021 election that approved bonds for water, sewage, drainage, and road infrastructure, as well as the election of permanent directors. The bill confirms the legal status of these past actions, removing potential challenges to the district's formation and its bond issuances. It directly affects Austin County residents served by the utility district and ensures the district's operations and financing remain legally sound. This is a procedural validation bill with no new policy requirements, solely confirming prior lawful actions.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 7, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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MINOR
This bill validates the creation of the Austin County Municipal Utility District No. 1 and related actions from November 2021. The document was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version signed by the Governor. The substantive policy content remains unchanged.
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The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version signed by the Governor. This includes changes to headers, line numbering, and formatting, but no substantive policy changes.
Floor votes · Senate May 28, 2025 · House May 7, 2025
How they voted
25–5
Passed
Total votes 30
May 28, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican20
80% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
48
Key actions
14
Committee
10
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 22, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
May 21, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 8, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Land & Resource Management
lower
Apr 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Mar 19, 2025
Signed into law
Transmitted to the Governor
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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