republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/87/sb-2185.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to restrictions on certain special districts."
description: "Relating to restrictions on certain special districts."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 2185"
citation: "Texas SB 2185 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["HIDALGO COUNTY WATER IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 3 (DP6EW)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Canales", "Hinojosa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 70
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-04-01"
last_action: "2021-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/4f59f00a-4b0e-460f-b58e-b053161a9daf"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02100_SB02199/SB 2185.xml"
source_hash: "1b236910a3409b85487c8d3ccef4afb6acfc7efe52a4b4c80390d49bc38afa42"
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 2185 (87) — Relating to restrictions on certain special districts.

## 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/SB02185I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02185E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02185H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02185S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB02185F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **144–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Canales — primary (person)
- Hinojosa — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-04-01** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-04-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-06** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-06** Transmitted to the Governor
- **2021-04-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-12** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-12** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-21** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-22** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-29** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-29** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-29** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-29** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-29** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-29** Record vote
- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-29** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-30** Recommendations filed with the Senate
- **2021-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-04** Referred to Urban Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-07** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-05-07** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-05-14** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-14** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-17** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-23** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-23** Point of order withdrawn
- **2021-05-23** Postponed
- **2021-05-24** Laid out as postponed business
- **2021-05-24** Postponed
- **2021-05-25** Laid out as postponed business
- **2021-05-25** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-26** Passed as amended `passage`
- **2021-05-26** Record vote
- **2021-05-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-28** Read
- **2021-05-28** Senate refuses to concur
- **2021-05-28** Senate requests conference committee
- **2021-05-28** Senate appoints conferees
- **2021-05-28** Senate refuses to concur-reported
- **2021-05-28** Senate requests conference committee-reported
- **2021-05-28** Senate appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-28** House grants request for conference committee
- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees
- **2021-05-28** House grants request for conf comm-reported
- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees-reported
- **2021-05-29** Senate discharges conferees
- **2021-05-29** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-29** Record vote
- **2021-05-30** Senate discharges conferees-reported
- **2021-05-30** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-31** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-18** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
- **2021-06-18** 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/4f59f00a-4b0e-460f-b58e-b053161a9daf`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).