HB 5676 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the eminent domain authority of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40.

HB 5676 repeals Section 8141.0307 of the Special District Local Laws Code, which previously governed the eminent domain authority of Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40. This bill directly affects the utility district by removing a specific legal provision related to its power to take private property for public infrastructure projects. The key change is the elimination of this statutory reference, meaning the district will no longer operate under this particular code section regarding property acquisition. The bill does not create new rules but removes an existing legal framework for the district's eminent domain authority.

Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Apr 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

Governor

Introduced Apr 17, 2025 Last action May 21, 2025

Maddy AI version diff · 1 comparison

What changed between versions

Introduced → Engrossed · 3 edits · May 10, 2025

MINOR

The bill text was reformatted and renumbered from an introduced version to an engrossed version, with no substantive policy changes to the legislation itself. The core content regarding eminent domain authority for Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 remains identical, though the effective date provisions were slightly modified to reference both the original two-thirds vote requirement and an alternative constitutional provision.

Scope change

No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the subject matter and legal effect remain the same.

TECHNICAL

Bill header and numbering were updated from introduced format to engrossed format with new bill number 89(R) HB 5676.

Effective date language was expanded to include an additional constitutional reference (Section 17(c), Article I, Texas Constitution) alongside the original two-thirds vote requirement.

Removed digital content accessibility update note that was present in the introduced version but is not part of the actual bill text.

Floor votes · House May 10, 2025

How they voted

0–48

Passed

Total votes 48

May 10, 2025

D Democratic1

1 Nay

100% Nay

R Republican47

47 Nay

100% Nay

Vote distribution

All Yea All Nay Mixed No data

Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions

Key actions

Committee

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 w/o amendment(s)

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 17, 2025

Committee

Referred to Land & Resource Management

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

1 primary · 0 co-sponsors