HB 5671 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District.

HB 5671 would have updated election rules for directors of the Johnson County Special Utility District, requiring candidates to be qualified voters, customers of the district's water/sewer services, and property owners within the district. It would have allowed the district to elect directors from single-member districts, with candidates for those seats needing to reside in the specific district. The bill would have granted the district authority to issue bonds under state bond laws (Chapter 1371, Government Code), removing certain restrictions from the Water Code. The bill was vetoed by the Governor on June 22, 2025.

Bill status vetoed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Apr 2025

Introduced Apr 14, 2025 Signed Apr 16, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · May 31, 2025

MINOR

This bill was finalized in its enrolled version with minor formatting cleanup and the addition of certification signatures from legislative officers. The substantive policy content regarding director eligibility and bond authority for the Johnson County Special Utility District remains unchanged from the engrossed version.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the bill continues to govern the Johnson County Special Utility District's director elections and bond issuance authority.

TECHNICAL

Header formatting was cleaned up to standard enrolled bill format, removing draft annotations like 'AA' and '1...' markers.

Added certification signatures and vote counts from the House and Senate, along with the Governor's approval signature block.

Removed draft markup annotations and formatting artifacts from the engrossed version.

Floor votes · Senate May 26, 2025 · House May 16, 2025

How they voted

27–3

Passed

Total votes 30

May 26, 2025

D Democratic10

10 Yea

100% Yea

R Republican20

17 Yea 3 Nay

85% Yea

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 22, 2025

Vetoed

Vetoed by the Governor

executive

May 31, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 30, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 28, 2025

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

upper

May 28, 2025

Introduced

Text of Senate Amendment(s)

lower

May 28, 2025

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

lower

May 27, 2025

Introduced

Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

lower

May 27, 2025

Introduced

Senate Amendments distributed

lower

May 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage as amended reported

lower

May 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed to 3rd reading as amended

upper

May 26, 2025

Upper · Passed

Amended

upper

May 26, 2025

Introduced

Amendment(s) offered

upper

May 23, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 23, 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 19, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

May 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

May 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

lower

May 12, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

May 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

lower

May 9, 2025

Committee

Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent

lower

May 7, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

lower

May 7, 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 Natural Resources

lower

Apr 14, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors