---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to relieving regional water planning groups of certain duties."
description: "Relating to relieving regional water planning groups of certain duties."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1905"
citation: "Texas HB 1905 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD", "TEXAS (V2481)", "Water--Development (I0875)", "Water--General (I0885)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harris", "Taylor"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-12"
last_action: "2021-05-19"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/cd59a834-3fc1-4740-a928-b7b9d88d2768"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01900_HB01999/HB 1905.xml"
source_hash: "fd90259d9322f49957ae68ddf5ab01f127f49da6f1d68936d9cb584c62ed1910"
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 1905 (87) — Relating to relieving regional water planning groups of certain duties.

## 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/87R/billtext/html/HB01905I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01905E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01905H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01905S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01905F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Harris — primary (person)
- Taylor — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-12** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-23** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-23** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-30** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-30** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-05** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-06** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-13** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-04-16** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-16** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-16** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-16** Record vote
- **2021-04-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-16** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-19** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-04-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-20** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-04** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-04** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-04** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-06** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-10** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-10** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-10** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-10** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-10** Record vote
- **2021-05-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-10** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-10** Record vote
- **2021-05-10** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-11** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-11** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-11** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-11** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-19** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-19** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/cd59a834-3fc1-4740-a928-b7b9d88d2768`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).