---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the election and resignation of and filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners of the Brazoria Drainage District No. 4."
description: "Relating to the election and resignation of and filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners of the Brazoria Drainage District No. 4."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 2694"
citation: "Texas HB 2694 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BRAZORIA DRAINAGE DISTRICT NO. 4 (D0162)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water Control Improve Dist. (I0012)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Middleton", "Vasut"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2025-02-12"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/451d9c8b-946e-4425-95fa-19a4188656ec"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02600_HB02699/HB 2694.xml"
source_hash: "194507adeb5ff14fda11373d4986ce58495c166525ceed6d25c8b8781762ee42"
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 2694 (89R) — Relating to the election and resignation of and filling of vacancies on the board of commissioners of the Brazoria Drainage District No. 4.

## 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/HB02694I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02694E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02694H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02694S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02694F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **120–11** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Middleton — primary (person)
- Vasut — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-12** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-24** Transmitted to the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-18** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-24** Recommendations filed with the Speaker `filing`
- **2025-04-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-04-23** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-02** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-02** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-05-02** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-02** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-09** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-10** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-10** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2025-05-13** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2025-05-16** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2025-05-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-16** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-05-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-16** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-16** Record vote
- **2025-05-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-16** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-19** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-19** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-22** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-22** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-22** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-28** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-28** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2025-05-28** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-28** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-28** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-29** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-30** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** 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/451d9c8b-946e-4425-95fa-19a4188656ec`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).