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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the creation of the Springs Hill Special Utility District; authorizing a fee; granting the power of eminent domain."
description: "Relating to the creation of the Springs Hill Special Utility District; authorizing a fee; granting the power of eminent domain."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 5303"
citation: "Texas HB 5303 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["SPRINGS HILL SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT (D17OJ)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kuempel", "Zaffirini"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 59
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2023-03-14"
last_action: "2023-06-09"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f6b42821-eb05-4022-b3f0-e1c82b2c966f"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB05300_HB05399/HB 5303.xml"
source_hash: "c6a596c9a1b68ee85bb14db25b3953d9780f91325dee691759ed3a29f5b33e35"
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 5303 (88) — Relating to the creation of the Springs Hill Special Utility District; authorizing a fee; granting the power of eminent domain.
## 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/HB05303I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05303E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05303H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05303S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05303F.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **12113** (pass) · lower
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSHB 5303 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **264** (pass) · upper
- passage — **12113** (pass) · upper
- passage — **10738** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Kuempel — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2023-03-14** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-15** Transmitted to the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-03-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-24** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-11** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-04-11** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-14** Recommendations filed with the Speaker `filing`
- **2023-04-19** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-19** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-19** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-19** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-25** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-25** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-25** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2023-04-28** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2023-05-02** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2023-05-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-02** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-05-02** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-02** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-02** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-02** Record vote
- **2023-05-02** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-02** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-02** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-09** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-12** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-15** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-15** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-15** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-17** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-17** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-05-17** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-17** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-17** Vote recorded in Journal
- **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/f6b42821-eb05-4022-b3f0-e1c82b2c966f`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).