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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying term length grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors."
description: "Relating to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying term length grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 2407"
citation: "Texas SB 2407 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Governor (I0375)", "LOWER NECHES VALLEY AUTHORITY (D2229)", "PUBLIC NOTICE (S0264)", "STAFF DEVELOPMENT & TRAINING (S0317)", "SUNSET ADVISORY COMMISSION (V8389)", "Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility (I0755)", "Sunset--Commission Bills (I0772)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Blanco", "Kitzman", "Middleton", "Parker", "Paxton", "Sparks"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 54
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-03-25"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/97425b54-01f1-49e0-85c4-924c92da3a83"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB02400_SB02499/SB 2407.xml"
source_hash: "805f745d3d68db939d91a9fa834279d21ff8e2acb513aa3554e714246aa08c3d"
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 2407 (89R) — Relating to the Lower Neches Valley Authority, following recommendations of the Sunset Advisory Commission; specifying term length grounds for the removal of a member of the board of directors.
## 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/SB02407I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02407E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02407H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02407S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB02407F.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **1320** (pass) · lower
- passage — **310** (pass) · upper
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 2407 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **300** (pass) · upper
## Sponsors
- Blanco — primary (person)
- Kitzman — primary (person)
- Middleton — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Paxton — primary (person)
- Sparks — primary (person)
- Perry — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2025-03-25** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2025-03-27** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-27** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-28** Transmitted to the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-03-31** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-03-31** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-31** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-04-01** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-01** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-04-03** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-04-08** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2025-04-09** Co-author authorized
- **2025-04-09** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-04-09** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-04-09** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2025-04-09** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-09** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-04-09** Record vote
- **2025-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-09** Passed `passage`
- **2025-04-09** Record vote
- **2025-04-09** Reported engrossed
- **2025-04-10** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-17** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-23** Recommendations filed with the Senate `filing`
- **2025-05-02** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-05-02** 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** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-20** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-23** Placed on Major State Calendar
- **2025-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-23** Record vote
- **2025-05-23** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-24** Record vote
- **2025-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-25** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-30** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2025-05-30** Read
- **2025-05-30** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2025-05-30** Record vote
- **2025-05-30** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-31** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-06-01** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/97425b54-01f1-49e0-85c4-924c92da3a83`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).