Relating to the creation of the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
HB 5695 creates the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District to provide essential services like water, sewer, and road maintenance to a specific area in Texas. The district will have the authority to use limited eminent domain (to acquire land for infrastructure), issue bonds to fund projects, and impose assessments, fees, and taxes on properties within its boundaries. Property owners in the district will be subject to these financial obligations to support utility operations and infrastructure improvements. The district will be governed by an elected board of directors, requiring consent from local municipalities before holding its initial election.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
May 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced May 1, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions
Engrossed
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Enrolled
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4 edits
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May 31, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was updated from a draft version to the final enrolled version, with significant formatting cleanup and the addition of detailed legal descriptions for the district's initial territory. The substantive policy content regarding the creation of the Sayers Ranch Municipal Utility District, its powers, and governance remains unchanged.
Scope change
The scope of the bill remains the same; no changes to the district's powers, funding authority, or governance structure.
TECHNICAL
Added a note about digital content accessibility standards (WCAG 2.1) at the top of the document.
Removed draft annotations, placeholder text, and page numbers from the original version.
Included the complete metes and bounds legal description of the 252.94-acre initial district territory, which was previously omitted in the draft.
Standardized formatting of section headers and numbering to match the final enrolled bill format.
Floor votes · House May 16, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
46
Key actions
13
Committee
9
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 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 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 8, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
May 1, 2025
Committee
Referred to Land & Resource Management
lower
May 1, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 1, 2025
Signed into law
Transmitted to the Governor
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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