---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 581; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes."
description: "Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 581; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 2180"
citation: "Texas SB 2180 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)", "HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 581 (DX3CF)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts (I0009)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bettencourt", "Oliverson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-31"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/17ade626-c14d-4b91-8d96-1776f48a9dd2"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02100_SB02199/SB 2180.xml"
source_hash: "31e0f896938b53b5481a832de3f1df46b81a6313ed4e384ffe0153f1e8863253"
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 SB 2180 (87) — Relating to the creation of the Harris County Municipal Utility District No. 581; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.

## 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/SB02180I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02180E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02180H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02180S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02180F.HTM)

## Sponsors

- Bettencourt — primary (person)
- Oliverson — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-31** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-04-01** Transmitted to the Governor
- **2021-04-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-06** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-12** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-12** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-21** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-29** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-05-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-03** Referred to Land & Resource Management `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-03** Recommendations filed with the Senate
- **2021-05-05** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-05** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-05** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-07** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-08** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-05-08** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2021-05-08** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-08** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-08** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-08** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-08** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-08** Record vote
- **2021-05-08** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-10** House passage reported
- **2021-05-10** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-12** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-12** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-24** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/17ade626-c14d-4b91-8d96-1776f48a9dd2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).