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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the creation and operation of a development zone by and the tax revenue received by The Woodlands Township; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and taxes."
+description: "Relating to the creation and operation of a development zone by and the tax revenue received by The Woodlands Township; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and taxes."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "88"
+identifier: "HB 5311"
+citation: "Texas HB 5311 (88)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous (I0770)", "TOWN CENTER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (D28PA)", "WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP (D0956)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Creighton", "Toth"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 53
+vote_count: 5
+first_action: "2023-03-20"
+last_action: "2023-06-09"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31f30aa6-bd7a-451c-b5b4-7df5a448d5f3"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB05300_HB05399/HB 5311.xml"
+source_hash: "e0c816b142cbdd89e07b813c04b7e17cc5cfcc93b6ad4c124b5af229443da836"
+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 5311 (88) — Relating to the creation and operation of a development zone by and the tax revenue received by The Woodlands Township; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and taxes.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05311I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05311E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05311H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05311S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05311F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **114–30** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **21–10** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **127–9** (pass) · upper
+- passage — **127–9** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **25–6** (pass) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Creighton — primary (person)
+- Toth — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2023-03-20** Filed `filing`
+- **2023-03-22** Transmitted to the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2023-03-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-03-24** Referred to Urban Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2023-04-04** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-04-04** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2023-04-04** Left pending in committee
+- **2023-04-11** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-04-11** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-04-14** Recommendations filed with the Speaker `filing`
+- **2023-04-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2023-04-17** Committee report distributed
+- **2023-04-18** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2023-05-02** Considered in Calendars
+- **2023-05-04** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2023-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-04** Passed to engrossment
+- **2023-05-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-05** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-05** Record vote
+- **2023-05-05** Reported engrossed
+- **2023-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2023-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2023-05-10** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
+- **2023-05-12** Considered in public hearing
+- **2023-05-12** Vote taken in committee
+- **2023-05-15** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2023-05-15** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2023-05-16** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
+- **2023-05-17** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2023-05-17** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Three day rule suspended
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2023-05-17** Passed `passage`
+- **2023-05-17** Record vote
+- **2023-05-18** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
+- **2023-05-18** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2023-05-18** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2023-05-19** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2023-05-19** Record vote
+- **2023-05-19** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2023-05-19** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2023-05-19** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2023-05-20** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2023-05-22** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2023-05-23** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2023-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2023-06-09** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
+- **2023-06-09** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/31f30aa6-bd7a-451c-b5b4-7df5a448d5f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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