---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the general manager of the Upper Colorado River Authority."
description: "Relating to the general manager of the Upper Colorado River Authority."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 2083"
citation: "Texas HB 2083 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special Districts & Authorities--River Authorities (I0011)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)", "UPPER COLORADO RIVER AUTHORITY (D0250)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darby", "Perry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-02-23"
last_action: "2021-06-07"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d6e24253-01a9-4231-b3f9-cc807514d9bc"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02000_HB02099/HB 2083.xml"
source_hash: "54972a1e40f928ee1793372e9dcc1f6cf3f4999cfab1b57cc3dd31a0a32ef51b"
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 2083 (87) — Relating to the general manager of the Upper Colorado River Authority.

## 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/HB02083I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02083E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02083H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02083S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02083F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Darby — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Rogers — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-02-23** 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** 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`
- **2021-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **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
- **2021-05-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-19** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-19** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-20** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-20** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-22** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-07** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-07** 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/d6e24253-01a9-4231-b3f9-cc807514d9bc`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).