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2026 Regular Session

HB4316

Rural water districts; removing certain limitations prohibiting the organizing of a district; emergency.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in House February 2, 2026 House committee passed February 11, 2026 House committee substitute February 25, 2026 House passed March 9, 2026 Sent to Senate March 10, 2026 Introduced in Senate March 10, 2026 Senate committee passed April 23, 2026 Senate passed May 4, 2026 Sent to House May 4, 2026 Enrolled May 4, 2026 Enrolled May 5, 2026 Sent to Governor May 5, 2026 Governor approved May 11, 2026

Recorded floor votes

5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

February 11, 2026 · House

House: Energy Committee: DO PASS

Passed

11 yea–0 nay

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February 25, 2026 · House

House: Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED BY CS

Passed

14 yea–0 nay

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March 9, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

83 yea–6 nay · 10 absent

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April 23, 2026 · Senate

Senate: Energy Committee: DO PASS

Passed

8 yea–0 nay

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May 4, 2026 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

47 yea–1 nay

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Committee referrals

April 1, 2026 · Senate

Energy

February 3, 2026 · House

Energy

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. House Approved by Governor 05/11/2026
  2. House Sent to Governor
  3. Senate Enrolled measure signed, returned to House
  4. House Enrolled, signed, to Senate
  5. House Referred for enrollment
  6. Senate Engrossed measure signed, returned to House
  7. Senate Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 47 Nays: 1 View roll call
  8. Senate General Order, Considered
  9. Senate Placed on General Order
  10. Senate Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed View roll call
  11. Senate Second Reading referred to Energy
  12. Senate Coauthored by Representative Timmons
  13. Senate First Reading
  14. House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
  15. House Referred for engrossment
  16. House Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 83 Nays: 6 View roll call
  17. House General Order
  18. House CR; Do Pass, amended by committee substitute Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee View roll call
  19. House Authored by Senator Howard (principal Senate author)
  20. House Coauthored by Representative(s) Luttrell
  21. House Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy View roll call
  22. House Referred to Energy
  23. House Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
  24. House Authored by Representative Kendrix
  25. House First Reading
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