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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to appropriations of water for recharge of aquifers and use in aquifer storage and recovery projects."
+description: "Relating to appropriations of water for recharge of aquifers and use in aquifer storage and recovery projects."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "86"
+identifier: "HB 720"
+citation: "Texas HB 720 (86)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Water--Development (I0875)", "Water--General (I0885)", "Water--Rights (I0870)", "INJECTION WELLS (S0692)", "ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Larson", "Perry"]
+version_count: 1
+action_count: 49
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2019-01-10"
+last_action: "2019-06-10"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/00a2ab23-44ab-4961-a4c8-e7f99bfc6a16"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00700_HB00799/HB 720.xml"
+source_hash: "b0ce1be8d3e77559d16c4b2897468d6ac6c06cd126c0142897d097b7634c484c"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 720 (86) — Relating to appropriations of water for recharge of aquifers and use in aquifer storage and recovery projects.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB00720I.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **135–3** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Larson — primary (person)
+- Perry — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2019-01-10** Filed `filing`
+- **2019-02-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-02-21** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2019-03-26** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-03-26** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2019-03-26** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2019-03-26** Left pending in committee
+- **2019-04-02** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-04-02** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2019-04-02** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-04-10** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2019-04-10** Committee report distributed
+- **2019-04-11** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2019-04-25** Considered in Calendars
+- **2019-04-29** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2019-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2019-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2019-04-30** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2019-05-01** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-05-01** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-01** Record vote
+- **2019-05-01** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-01** Reported engrossed
+- **2019-05-01** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2019-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2019-05-10** Referred to Water & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2019-05-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2019-05-13** Considered in public hearing
+- **2019-05-13** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2019-05-15** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2019-05-15** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2019-05-20** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2019-05-22** Not again placed on intent calendar
+- **2019-05-22** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-22** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2019-05-22** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2019-05-22** Three day rule suspended
+- **2019-05-22** Record vote
+- **2019-05-22** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2019-05-22** Passed `passage`
+- **2019-05-22** Record vote
+- **2019-05-23** Senate passage reported
+- **2019-05-23** Reported enrolled
+- **2019-05-24** Signed in the House
+- **2019-05-25** Signed in the Senate
+- **2019-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2019-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2019-06-10** Effective immediately
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/00a2ab23-44ab-4961-a4c8-e7f99bfc6a16`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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