Relating to the creation of the Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
HB 5650 creates Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 40, a new special district to provide utility services (like water, sewer, and drainage) to a defined area in Travis County. The bill grants the district limited eminent domain power to acquire land for utility infrastructure, authorizes it to issue bonds for capital projects, and permits the district to impose assessments, fees, and taxes on properties within its boundaries. This directly affects property owners in the specific territory outlined in the bill, which includes areas designated for utility service improvements. The bill became law on June 20, 2025, after passing both legislative chambers and taking effect immediately without the governor’s signature.
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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May 31, 2025
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The bill was finalized from its engrossed version to the enrolled version, with most substantive policy content remaining unchanged. The primary differences are formatting corrections, removal of draft annotations, and addition of official certification signatures and voting records. No new policy provisions, funding amounts, or eligibility criteria were added or removed.
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Removed draft annotations, page numbers, and formatting placeholders from the text to produce the final clean version ready for printing and publication.
Added official certification statements from the House and Senate clerks, including vote counts and dates, along with signature lines for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, and Governor.
Corrected minor formatting inconsistencies such as spacing, line breaks, and alignment of section headers and definitions throughout the document.
Floor votes · House May 7, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate. No roll call record of that vote is available.
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
47
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
Apr 29, 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
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
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