---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the terms and election of the members of the board of directors of the Elm Creek Watershed Authority."
description: "Relating to the terms and election of the members of the board of directors of the Elm Creek Watershed Authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 1537"
citation: "Texas HB 1537 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ELM CREEK WATERSHED AUTHORITY (D1490)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. (I0012)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Buckingham", "Buckley", "Shine"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 52
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2019-02-08"
last_action: "2019-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/310ff2e6-5d94-4c5d-ab9d-67e7e543d419"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1537.xml"
source_hash: "5449e4e7330da91a2c1f60d81ce660ad9ad2f495a9abf7c4714c0b22be1cc560"
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 1537 (86) — Relating to the terms and election of the members of the board of directors of the Elm Creek Watershed Authority.

## 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/HB01537I.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Buckingham — primary (person)
- Buckley — primary (person)
- Shine — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-08** Filed `filing`
- **2019-02-11** Transmitted to the Governor
- **2019-03-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-04** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-23** Recommendations filed with the Speaker
- **2019-03-26** Considered in public hearing
- **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** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-02** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-04-05** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-04-05** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-08** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2019-04-23** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2019-04-26** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2019-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-26** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-26** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-26** Record vote
- **2019-04-26** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-26** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-29** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-29** Referred to Water & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-06** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-06** Meeting cancelled
- **2019-05-09** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-09** Left pending in committee
- **2019-05-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-13** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-05-13** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-13** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-15** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-16** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-05-16** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-16** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-16** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-16** Record vote
- **2019-05-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-16** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-16** Record vote
- **2019-05-16** Senate passage reported
- **2019-05-16** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-17** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-17** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-17** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-28** Filed without the Governor's signature
- **2019-05-28** 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/310ff2e6-5d94-4c5d-ab9d-67e7e543d419`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).