---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to extensions of an expired permit for the transfer of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district."
description: "Relating to extensions of an expired permit for the transfer of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 1066"
citation: "Texas HB 1066 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. (I0013)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)", "PERMITS (S0011)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ashby", "Larson", "Perry"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 46
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-01-24"
last_action: "2019-05-21"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/fa6dcb53-e821-434b-981c-7ab3d220a173"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01000_HB01099/HB 1066.xml"
source_hash: "58a091fb57fa8940a33f598ad1bdbf5447384221d4e15f6fb84876e5e129dd7e"
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 1066 (86) — Relating to extensions of an expired permit for the transfer of groundwater from a groundwater conservation district.

## 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/HB01066I.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Ashby — primary (person)
- Larson — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2019-01-24** Filed `filing`
- **2019-02-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-02-26** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-05** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-05** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-18** Considered in formal meeting
- **2019-03-18** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2019-03-18** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-03-21** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-03-21** Committee report distributed
- **2019-03-22** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-03-27** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-02** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2019-04-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-02** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-03** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-03** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-03** Record vote
- **2019-04-03** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-04** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-08** Referred to Water & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-29** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-04-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-29** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-04-30** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-30** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-01** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-08** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-05-08** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-08** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-08** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-08** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-08** Record vote
- **2019-05-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-08** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-08** Record vote
- **2019-05-08** Senate passage reported
- **2019-05-09** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-10** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-10** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-10** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-21** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-21** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/fa6dcb53-e821-434b-981c-7ab3d220a173`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).