republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/89r/hb-5671.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District."
description: "Relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 5671"
citation: "Texas HB 5671 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["JOHNSON COUNTY (G0112)", "JOHNSON COUNTY SPECIAL UTILITY DISTRICT (DC3AI)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Kerwin", "King"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 61
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-04-11"
last_action: "2025-06-22"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d35b2ef7-7922-454f-a9e1-198f71a7eb77"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB05600_HB05699/HB 5671.xml"
source_hash: "76342ccf59abbd089215b215a8c81f14bb5483e2d1a462239dcc4f24f68ed306"
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 5671 (89R) — Relating to the election of directors for and the authority to issue bonds of the Johnson County Special Utility District.

## 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/89R/billtext/html/HB05671I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05671E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05671H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05671S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB05671F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **28–3** (pass) · upper
- passage — **91–40** (pass) · lower
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 5671 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **28–3** (pass) · upper
- passage — **28–3** (pass) · upper
- passage — **98–34** (pass) · lower
- passage — **98–34** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Kerwin — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-04-11** Filed `filing`
- **2025-04-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-14** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-16** Transmitted to the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-07** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-07** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-05-07** Left pending in committee
- **2025-05-08** Recommendations filed with the Speaker `filing`
- **2025-05-09** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-09** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-09** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-12** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-12** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2025-05-13** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2025-05-16** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2025-05-16** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-16** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-05-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-16** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-16** Record vote
- **2025-05-16** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-16** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-19** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-21** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-22** Posting rule suspended
- **2025-05-22** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-22** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-23** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-23** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-26** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-26** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-05-26** Record vote
- **2025-05-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-26** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-05-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-26** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-26** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-26** Record vote
- **2025-05-26** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-26** Record vote
- **2025-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-26** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-26** Record vote
- **2025-05-26** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2025-05-27** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2025-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2025-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2025-05-29** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-30** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-22** Vetoed by the Governor `executive-veto`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d35b2ef7-7922-454f-a9e1-198f71a7eb77`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).