Relating to the creation of the Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 263; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
HB 5656 creates Fort Bend County Municipal Utility District No. 263, a new local government entity to provide utility services (like water, sewer, and drainage) to a specific area in Fort Bend County. The bill grants the district limited power to acquire property through eminent domain, authority to issue bonds for infrastructure projects, and the ability to impose assessments, fees, and taxes on properties within its boundaries. This procedural bill directly affects property owners in the designated district territory and establishes the district’s governing board and initial boundaries under Texas law. It became effective immediately on June 20, 2025, after being signed by the governor.
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
MINOR
The bill text was converted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version signed into law. The substantive policy content remains the same, but the formatting was cleaned up to remove internal legislative markup symbols, page numbers, and draft annotations. The bill creates a new municipal utility district in Fort Bend County with powers to issue bonds, impose taxes, and construct roads.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; this is a procedural conversion from draft to final enrolled text.
TECHNICAL
Removed internal legislative markup symbols (e.g., AALalani, 1[...]1) and draft annotations that were present in the earlier version.
Added official enrolled version headers and footers including certification of passage votes and governor's signature lines.
Standardized formatting of section numbers and removed page break indicators that were part of the legislative process markup.
Floor votes · House May 7, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
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
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 27, 2025
Signed into law
Transmitted to the Governor
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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