---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the creation and operation of a development zone by and the tax revenue received by The Woodlands Township; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and taxes."
description: "Relating to the creation and operation of a development zone by and the tax revenue received by The Woodlands Township; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and taxes."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 5311"
citation: "Texas HB 5311 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Special Districts & Authorities--Miscellaneous (I0770)", "TOWN CENTER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT (D28PA)", "WOODLANDS TOWNSHIP (D0956)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Creighton", "Toth"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 53
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-03-20"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/31f30aa6-bd7a-451c-b5b4-7df5a448d5f3"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB05300_HB05399/HB 5311.xml"
source_hash: "e0c816b142cbdd89e07b813c04b7e17cc5cfcc93b6ad4c124b5af229443da836"
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 5311 (88) — Relating to the creation and operation of a development zone by and the tax revenue received by The Woodlands Township; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments and taxes.

## 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/HB05311I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05311E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05311H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05311S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05311F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **114–30** (pass) · lower
- passage — **21–10** (pass) · upper
- passage — **127–9** (pass) · upper
- passage — **127–9** (pass) · lower
- passage — **25–6** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Creighton — primary (person)
- Toth — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-20** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-22** Transmitted to the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Urban Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-04** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-04** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-04-04** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-11** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-14** Recommendations filed with the Speaker `filing`
- **2023-04-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-17** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-18** Committee report sent to 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** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-10** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-12** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-15** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-15** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-16** Corrected comm. report printed & distributed
- **2023-05-17** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-17** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-17** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-17** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-17** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-17** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-17** Record vote
- **2023-05-18** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-18** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2023-05-18** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2023-05-19** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2023-05-19** Record vote
- **2023-05-19** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-19** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2023-05-19** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2023-05-20** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-22** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-23** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-09** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
- **2023-06-09** 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/31f30aa6-bd7a-451c-b5b4-7df5a448d5f3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).