SB 3053 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the powers and duties and validating certain acts and proceedings of the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas.

SB 3053 validates all prior actions taken by the Hunter Ranch Improvement District No. 1 of Denton County, Texas, before the bill's effective date, removing legal uncertainty about those decisions. It also amends bond limits for the district: future bonds secured by property taxes cannot exceed 10% of the district's total property value, and bonds tied to contracts cannot exceed 10% of all property value across districts making those payments. The bill does not create new powers but confirms the district retains all existing authority. This validation applies to all acts except those already ruled invalid by court judgment or currently in litigation. The bill took effect immediately on June 20, 2025, after passing both chambers.
Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Apr 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Apr 22, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025
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Engrossed Enrolled · 5 edits · Jun 1, 2025
MODERATE
The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content remains unchanged, though formatting was cleaned up (removing page numbers, aligning text, and adding standard enrolled bill certification language).
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Removed page numbers and internal markup symbols from the text

Added standard enrolled bill certification language including signatures for Senate President, House Speaker, Secretary of Senate, and Chief Clerk

Added Governor's approval line at the end of the document

Replaced 'S.B.ANo.A3053' header with '89(R) SB 3053 - Enrolled version - Bill Text'

Removed extraneous text about digital content accessibility updates that was not part of the actual bill text

Floor votes

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
11
Committee
8
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 29, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 21, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 21, 2025
Committee
Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
lower
May 16, 2025
Committee
Referred to Intergovernmental Affairs
lower
May 16, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 14, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 5, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Local Government
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Signed into law
Transmitted to the Governor
upper
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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