---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the creation and administration of the On-The-Ground Conservation Program by the State Soil and Water Conservation Board."
description: "Relating to the creation and administration of the On-The-Ground Conservation Program by the State Soil and Water Conservation Board."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1118"
citation: "Texas SB 1118 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Agriculture (I0020)", "SOIL & WATER CONSERVATION BOARD", "TEXAS STATE (V9940)", "WATER--CONSERVATION (S0496)", "Water--General (I0885)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Johnson", "Wilson"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-05"
last_action: "2021-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/e4afa7f8-d364-4d70-a8e4-57bb59d7ce89"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01100_SB01199/SB 1118.xml"
source_hash: "31fcbda4614990efacf891d7fc135249605cd30b009b4dc90d1b08b5af845ce3"
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 1118 (87) — Relating to the creation and administration of the On-The-Ground Conservation Program by the State Soil and Water Conservation Board.

## 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/SB01118I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01118E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01118H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01118S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01118F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **143–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Johnson — primary (person)
- Wilson — primary (person)
- Kolkhorst — cosponsor (person)
- Perry — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-05** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-05** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-12** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-13** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-13** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-13** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-13** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-14** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-19** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-19** Record vote
- **2021-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-19** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-19** Record vote
- **2021-04-19** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-21** Referred to Agriculture & Livestock `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-29** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-04** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-04** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-04** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-05** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2021-05-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-05** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-06** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-06** Record vote
- **2021-05-06** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-10** House passage reported
- **2021-05-10** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-12** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-12** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-12** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-24** 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/e4afa7f8-d364-4d70-a8e4-57bb59d7ce89`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).