---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the sale of the Allens Creek Reservoir project."
description: "Relating to the sale of the Allens Creek Reservoir project."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 2846"
citation: "Texas HB 2846 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BRAZOS RIVER AUTHORITY (D0019)", "HOUSTON", "CITY OF (G2272)", "Special Districts & Authorities--River Authorities (I0011)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)", "Water--Rights (I0870)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Huffman", "Larson", "Metcalf", "Price", "Thompson, Ed", "Zerwas"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 49
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2019-03-01"
last_action: "2019-06-02"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b3362b97-e8c5-49cc-b7d3-e06d9a0a3716"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02800_HB02899/HB 2846.xml"
source_hash: "3f615c8139ea7cae3a5a9ad3f1d9581103ebcd74fd52fd60994a7882a62f3941"
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 2846 (86) — Relating to the sale of the Allens Creek Reservoir project.

## 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/HB02846I.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **28–3** (pass) · upper
- passage — **143–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Huffman — primary (person)
- Larson — primary (person)
- Metcalf — primary (person)
- Price — primary (person)
- Thompson, Ed — primary (person)
- Zerwas — primary (person)
- Birdwell — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-03-01** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-12** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-19** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-19** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-26** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-26** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-29** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-03-29** Committee report distributed
- **2019-04-01** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-04-05** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-08** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2019-04-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2019-04-08** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2019-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-09** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-09** Record vote
- **2019-04-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-09** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-11** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-24** Referred to Water & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2019-05-08** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2019-05-09** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-05-09** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-05-09** Testimony taken in committee
- **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** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-05-15** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-16** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2019-05-16** Record vote
- **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
- **2019-05-17** Senate passage reported
- **2019-05-17** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-20** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-20** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-21** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-06-02** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-06-02** Effective immediately

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b3362b97-e8c5-49cc-b7d3-e06d9a0a3716`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).