HB 5699 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the authority of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 to exclude territory; validating and confirming all previous acts of the district.

HB 5699 allows Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405 (MUD 405) to exclude specific undeveloped properties from the district through written contracts with property owners. Once excluded, the property no longer receives district services but remains liable for its proportionate share of the district’s existing debt and debt service taxes until fully paid. The bill requires the district to record exclusion orders in Harris County property records and confirms that excluded property owners must pay their share of debt through annual taxes until the obligation is settled. This legislation validates MUD 405’s prior actions and establishes clear terms for territory exclusion without altering the district’s overall governance or service obligations.
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 2, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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What changed between versions

Engrossed Enrolled · 3 edits · May 28, 2025
MINOR
This bill was finalized and enrolled for signature, converting it from an 'Engrossed' draft to an official 'Enrolled' version ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content regarding the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 405's authority to exclude property remains unchanged. The primary differences are formatting, spacing, and the addition of certification signatures and vote counts from both legislative chambers.
Scope change
No change to the bill's scope or applicability; the legislative intent and policy provisions remain identical to the engrossed version.
TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the enrolled status, including bill number formatting and removal of draft annotations.

Added certification blocks with signatures, dates, and vote counts from the House and Senate to confirm passage.

Text formatting and spacing were standardized throughout the document for the final enrolled version.

Floor votes · Senate May 27, 2025 · House May 16, 2025

How they voted

273
Passed
Total votes 30
May 27, 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
49
Key actions
14
Committee
9
Amendments
2
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 27, 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 19, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
May 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
May 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 8, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
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 5, 2025
Signed into law
Transmitted to the Governor
lower
May 2, 2025
Committee
Referred to Land & Resource Management
lower
May 2, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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