---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to municipal annexation."
description: "Relating to municipal annexation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "851"
identifier: "SB 6"
citation: "Texas SB 6 (851)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 3 (D1129)", "TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 4 (D1130)", "TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 5 (D1028)", "TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 6 (D1131)", "TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 7 (D1132)", "TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8 (D1133)", "TRAVIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 9 (D1134)", "TRAVIS COUNTY WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 19 (D1481)", "City Government--Annexation (I0063)", "City Government--General (I0060)", "Military & Veterans (I0535)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Bell", "Buckingham", "Campbell", "Huberty", "Larson", "Schwertner", "Workman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 165
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2017-07-18"
last_action: "2017-08-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/afaca432-cc9f-4ee2-b10f-d8f10b026909"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 6.xml"
source_hash: "a4f5ad511070201d2900fa5586993faf332be4c64c951710f99b7db11993e27e"
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 6 (851) — Relating to municipal annexation.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00006I.htm)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00006E.htm)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00006H.htm)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00006S.htm)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/851/billtext/html/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB00006F.htm)

## Sponsors

- Bell — primary (person)
- Buckingham — primary (person)
- Campbell — primary (person)
- Huberty — primary (person)
- Larson — primary (person)
- Schwertner — primary (person)
- Workman — primary (person)
- Anderson, Charles "Doc" — cosponsor (person)
- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
- Biedermann — cosponsor (person)
- Bohac — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen, Dennis — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen, Greg — cosponsor (person)
- Burkett — cosponsor (person)
- Burns — cosponsor (person)
- Burrows — cosponsor (person)
- Button — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Capriglione — cosponsor (person)
- Clardy — cosponsor (person)
- Cortez — cosponsor (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
- Darby — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Elkins — cosponsor (person)
- Fallon — cosponsor (person)
- Flynn — cosponsor (person)
- Frank — cosponsor (person)
- Frullo — cosponsor (person)
- Goldman — cosponsor (person)
- Hall — cosponsor (person)
- Hancock — cosponsor (person)
- Hefner — cosponsor (person)
- Holland — cosponsor (person)
- Isaac — cosponsor (person)
- Keough — cosponsor (person)
- King, Phil — cosponsor (person)
- Koop — cosponsor (person)
- Krause — cosponsor (person)
- Landgraf — cosponsor (person)
- Lang — cosponsor (person)
- Leach — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Meyer — cosponsor (person)
- Murr — cosponsor (person)
- Nelson — cosponsor (person)
- Oliverson — cosponsor (person)
- Parker — cosponsor (person)
- Paul — cosponsor (person)
- Phillips — cosponsor (person)
- Price — cosponsor (person)
- Rinaldi — cosponsor (person)
- Roberts — cosponsor (person)
- Sanford — cosponsor (person)
- Schaefer — cosponsor (person)
- Schofield — cosponsor (person)
- Shaheen — cosponsor (person)
- Simmons — cosponsor (person)
- Springer — cosponsor (person)
- Stickland — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Taylor, Van — cosponsor (person)
- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
- Villalba — cosponsor (person)
- White — cosponsor (person)
- Zedler — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2017-07-18** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2017-07-18** Filed `filing`
- **2017-07-19** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-20** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-07-20** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2017-07-23** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2017-07-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2017-07-23** Testimony taken in committee
- **2017-07-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-07-23** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2017-07-25** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-26** Co-author authorized
- **2017-07-26** Laid before the Senate
- **2017-07-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-07-26** Record vote
- **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-07-26** Record vote
- **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-26** Record vote
- **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-07-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-26** Record vote
- **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-26** Record vote
- **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-26** Record vote
- **2017-07-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-07-26** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-07-26** Record vote
- **2017-07-26** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2017-07-26** Record vote
- **2017-07-26** Laid before the Senate
- **2017-07-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-07-26** Passed `passage`
- **2017-07-26** Record vote
- **2017-07-26** Remarks ordered printed
- **2017-07-26** Reported engrossed
- **2017-07-27** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2017-08-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-08-01** Referred to Land & Resource Management `referral-committee`
- **2017-08-04** Considered in formal meeting
- **2017-08-04** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2017-08-04** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-08-04** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2017-08-04** Committee report distributed
- **2017-08-06** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2017-08-06** Considered in Calendars
- **2017-08-07** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2017-08-07** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-08-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-07** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-08-07** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-07** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-08-07** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-08-07** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-07** Point of order sustained
- **2017-08-07** Returned to committee
- **2017-08-09** Scheduled for formal meeting on . . .
- **2017-08-09** Considered in formal meeting
- **2017-08-09** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2017-08-09** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-08-09** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2017-08-09** Committee report distributed
- **2017-08-09** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2017-08-09** Considered in Calendars
- **2017-08-11** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2017-08-11** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Point of order overruled
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2017-08-11** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2017-08-11** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-11** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-11** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-11** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2017-08-11** Record vote
- **2017-08-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2017-08-12** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-08-12** Passed as amended `passage`
- **2017-08-12** Record vote
- **2017-08-12** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2017-08-12** House passage as amended reported
- **2017-08-13** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2017-08-13** Read
- **2017-08-13** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2017-08-13** Record vote
- **2017-08-13** Statement(s) submitted
- **2017-08-13** Reported enrolled
- **2017-08-13** Signed in the Senate
- **2017-08-13** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2017-08-14** Signed in the House
- **2017-08-14** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2017-08-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-08-15** Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/afaca432-cc9f-4ee2-b10f-d8f10b026909`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).