---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including a conforming amendment."
description: "Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including a conforming amendment."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 1615"
citation: "Texas HB 1615 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ESCONDIDO WATERSHED DISTRICT (DG3GE)", "FRANKLIN COUNTY WATER DISTRICT (DJ7CX)", "GUADALUPE-BLANCO RIVER AUTHORITY (D0235)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Navigation & Ports (I0765)", "Special Districts & Authorities--River Authorities (I0011)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. (I0012)", "Statutory Revision (I0771)", "UPPER GUADALUPE RIVER AUTHORITY (D0069)", "WILLACY COUNTY NAVIGATION DISTRICT (D53E4)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kolkhorst", "Leach"]
version_count: 4
action_count: 48
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-03-13"
last_action: "2025-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/483d78ba-1870-4c24-8275-cafc75b97ad7"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01600_HB01699/HB 1615.xml"
source_hash: "9b11880d4ae0476393b0bce5c16a112eeae7b3c9b71843bec1ef6034d799cfa3"
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 1615 (89R) — Relating to the nonsubstantive revision of certain local laws concerning water and wastewater special districts, including a conforming amendment.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/HB01615I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01615E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01615H.HTM)
4. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01615F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **135–4** (pass) · lower
- passage — **148–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Kolkhorst — primary (person)
- Leach — primary (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-03-13** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-14** Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-02** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-02** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-04-02** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-03** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-03** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-29** Printing rule suspended
- **2025-04-29** Record vote
- **2025-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-29** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-29** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-29** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-02** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-06** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-06** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-06** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-05-06** Record vote
- **2025-05-06** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-07** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-07** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-07** Record vote
- **2025-05-07** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-07** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-08** Referred to Administration `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-12** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-12** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-12** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-14** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-14** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2025-05-14** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-14** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-14** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-14** Record vote
- **2025-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-14** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-14** Record vote
- **2025-05-14** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-15** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-15** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-16** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-28** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
- **2025-05-28** Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/483d78ba-1870-4c24-8275-cafc75b97ad7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).