Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.
HB 5690 amends Texas law to clarify bond issuance limits for the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 in Denton County. It sets a 10% cap on both ad valorem tax bonds and contract payment bonds issued by the district, relative to the assessed value of district property. The bill also validates all prior actions and proceedings of the district taken before its effective date, resolving potential legal uncertainties. This affects only the Hunter Ranch Improvement District, confirming its authority to operate under existing rules without retroactive challenges.
Bill status
signed
all 4 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Apr 2025
Introduced Apr 24, 2025
Signed Apr 28, 2025
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The bill text has been reformatted and cleaned up with improved spacing and line breaks, but the substantive legislative content remains unchanged. The core provisions regarding bond limits, validation of past actions, and district powers are identical between versions.
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No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; only formatting improvements were made.
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Removed extra spacing and formatting artifacts from the original introduced version, improving readability without changing any policy provisions.
Floor votes
How they voted
This bill passed the House by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
36
Key actions
10
Committee
10
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 27, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Administration
upper
May 25, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 22, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 10, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Signed into law
Transmitted to the Governor
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
lower
Apr 24, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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