Relating to the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
HB 5670 creates Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259, which directly affects property owners within its boundaries. The bill grants the district limited authority to acquire private property for public projects (via eminent domain), issue bonds to fund infrastructure, and charge property owners fees, assessments, or taxes. Key provisions include authorizing the district to build and maintain roads, storm drainage systems, and other utility infrastructure under state law. The district must hold elections to confirm its creation and elect directors, with all actions requiring consent from affected municipalities. This bill enables the district to finance and manage local infrastructure improvements directly impacting Montgomery County residents.
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 14, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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3 edits
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May 31, 2025
MINOR
The bill was finalized from its engrossed version to the enrolled version, primarily involving formatting cleanup, removal of draft annotations, and standardization of legal text. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's provisions regarding the creation of the Montgomery County Municipal Utility District No. 259, its powers, or its financial mechanisms.
TECHNICAL
Removed draft annotations, placeholder text, and formatting artifacts that were present in the engrossed version but not needed in the final enrolled version.
Standardized section headings and numbering to match official legislative formatting requirements for the enrolled bill.
Added certification language confirming the bill was passed by the House on May 10, 2025, with vote counts and signatures from legislative officers.
Floor votes · House May 10, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
51
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 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 2, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 16, 2025
Signed into law
Transmitted to the Governor
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to Land & Resource Management
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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