---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Brazos River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors."
description: "Relating to the Brazos River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 1570"
citation: "Texas HB 1570 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["BRAZOS RIVER AUTHORITY (D0019)", "Special Districts & Authorities--River Authorities (I0011)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)", "Sunset—Required Reviews (I0021)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Hall", "Paddie"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 45
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-23"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0929ea6f-270b-48fd-b62e-f54b51ecc1c1"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1570.xml"
source_hash: "a17f159c4403b19e0b8ac01730128afa752e9557c59158edc2d902549ee5133b"
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 1570 (87) — Relating to the Brazos River Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.

## 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/HB01570I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01570E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01570H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01570S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01570F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **146–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Hall — primary (person)
- Paddie — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-23** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-24** Transmitted to the Governor
- **2021-03-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-29** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-06** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-06** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-04-06** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-08** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-08** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-08** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-13** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-14** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-15** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-20** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2021-04-16** Recommendations filed with the Speaker
- **2021-04-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-20** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-21** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-21** Record vote
- **2021-04-21** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-21** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-13** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-21** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-21** Record vote
- **2021-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-21** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-23** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-24** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-25** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/0929ea6f-270b-48fd-b62e-f54b51ecc1c1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).