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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the creation of the Guadalupe County Municipal Utility District No. 8; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes."
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description: "Relating to the creation of the Guadalupe County Municipal Utility District No. 8; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "88"
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identifier: "SB 2579"
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citation: "Texas SB 2579 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)", "GUADALUPE COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 8 (DS3SR)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts (I0009)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Kuempel", "Zaffirini"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 49
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-03-23"
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last_action: "2023-05-27"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/2f616709-8b54-4d6e-bf0c-ba8236038023"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02500_SB02599/SB 2579.xml"
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source_hash: "d3cb75631df2bde56c28bd3041edce61cfb3eb1db1b99e045259e35e077e7eee"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas SB 2579 (88) — Relating to the creation of the Guadalupe County Municipal Utility District No. 8; granting a limited power of eminent domain; providing authority to issue bonds; providing authority to impose assessments, fees, and taxes.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB02579I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB02579E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB02579H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB02579S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB02579F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **102–38** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Kuempel — primary (person)
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- Zaffirini — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-23** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
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- **2023-03-23** Transmitted to the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-04-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-04-17** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-18** Posting rule suspended
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- **2023-04-18** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-18** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-20** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-20** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-04-25** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-25** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-04-25** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-04-26** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-01** Not again placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-01** Recommendations filed with the Senate `filing`
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- **2023-05-03** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-03** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
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- **2023-05-03** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-03** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-03** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-03** Record vote
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- **2023-05-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-03** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-03** Record vote
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- **2023-05-03** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-04** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2023-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-04** Referred to Land & Resource Management `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-09** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-05-09** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-09** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-10** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-05-10** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-05-10** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
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- **2023-05-12** Laid out in lieu of companion
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- **2023-05-12** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-12** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2023-05-12** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-12** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-12** Record vote
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- **2023-05-12** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-15** House passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-15** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-16** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-16** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-05-27** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
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- **2023-05-27** Effective immediately `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/2f616709-8b54-4d6e-bf0c-ba8236038023`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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