---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas."
description: "Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 3278"
citation: "Texas HB 3278 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. (I0013)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)", "Water--Development (I0875)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ashby", "Blanco", "Gámez", "Kacal", "Price", "Rogers"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-02"
last_action: "2023-06-11"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/502b9c41-e7ae-4b87-89cf-d690b3de22c7"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03200_HB03299/HB 3278.xml"
source_hash: "6c97de84aaf83c502d46c66daff30c5d0e40dc2895abbeeadbd26817e0e4e382"
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 3278 (88) — Relating to the joint planning of desired future conditions in groundwater management areas.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB03278I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03278E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03278H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03278S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB03278F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **139–5** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ashby — primary (person)
- Blanco — primary (person)
- Gámez — primary (person)
- Kacal — primary (person)
- Price — primary (person)
- Rogers — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-02** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-15** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-28** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-28** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-03-28** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-04** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-04** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-10** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-11** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-12** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2023-04-25** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2023-04-28** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2023-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-28** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-04-28** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-28** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-28** Record vote
- **2023-04-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-28** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-28** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-01** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-02** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-02** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-12** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-12** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-12** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-12** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-12** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-19** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-21** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-21** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-21** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-21** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-21** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-22** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-23** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-25** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-11** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-11** 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/502b9c41-e7ae-4b87-89cf-d690b3de22c7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).