---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the authority of certain persons to petition a groundwater conservation district to change certain rules."
description: "Relating to the authority of certain persons to petition a groundwater conservation district to change certain rules."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 2443"
citation: "Texas HB 2443 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist. (I0013)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harris, Cody", "Perry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-02-17"
last_action: "2023-06-10"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/69556de3-2a1e-45c6-88a7-d74e7b9f4d20"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02400_HB02499/HB 2443.xml"
source_hash: "4a7ac942fa92a4a3390b10dc679ee67b7d88723356e4a1c653591582f7b7a458"
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 2443 (88) — Relating to the authority of certain persons to petition a groundwater conservation district to change certain rules.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB02443I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02443E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02443H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02443S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB02443F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **144–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harris, Cody — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Troxclair — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-17** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-13** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-21** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-21** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-03-21** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-03-21** Left pending in committee
- **2023-03-23** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-03-23** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-03-23** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-03** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-03** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-04** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-05-01** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-02** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-04** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-05-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-05** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-05** Record vote
- **2023-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-05** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-09** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-12** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-12** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-12** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-12** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-17** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-21** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-21** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-21** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-21** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-21** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-22** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-22** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-23** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-25** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-10** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-10** Effective on 9/1/23 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/69556de3-2a1e-45c6-88a7-d74e7b9f4d20`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).