republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/89r/sb-616.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer."
description: "Relating to aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 616"
citation: "Texas SB 616 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["EDWARDS AQUIFER (S0068)", "ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)", "Environment--Water (I0320)", "INJECTION WELLS (S0692)", "MEDINA COUNTY (G0003)", "PERMITS (S0011)", "WILLIAMSON COUNTY (G1525)", "Water--Development (I0875)", "Water--General (I0885)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Harris Davila", "Schwertner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 4
first_action: "2024-12-13"
last_action: "2025-05-24"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/f1f195ca-bc03-4890-b3a3-7aa769703aa3"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00600_SB00699/SB 616.xml"
source_hash: "75babb138f1a5a89799ac18ffd1382420aae4e01e70817b715417a28a3046711"
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 616 (89R) — Relating to aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.

## 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/SB00616I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00616E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00616H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00616S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB00616F.HTM)

## Votes

- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 616 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **133–3** (pass) · lower
- passage — **30–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **126–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Harris Davila — primary (person)
- Schwertner — primary (person)
- Eckhardt — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2024-12-13** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2024-12-13** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-03** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-03** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2025-02-24** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-02-24** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-02-24** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-02-24** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-02-25** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-02-25** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-02-25** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-03-11** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-03-12** Co-author authorized
- **2025-03-12** Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
- **2025-03-12** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-03-12** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment `reading-2`
- **2025-03-12** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-12** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-03-12** Record vote
- **2025-03-12** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-03-12** Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-12** Record vote
- **2025-03-12** Reported engrossed
- **2025-03-13** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-24** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-28** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-29** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-02** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2025-05-02** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-02** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal, withdrawal`
- **2025-05-02** Postponed
- **2025-05-02** Laid out as postponed business
- **2025-05-02** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-02** Passed to 3rd reading as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-02** Record vote
- **2025-05-02** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-05** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-05** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-05** Record vote
- **2025-05-05** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-06** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-12** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2025-05-12** Read
- **2025-05-12** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2025-05-12** Record vote
- **2025-05-12** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2025-05-12** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-13** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-13** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-05-24** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-05-24** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/f1f195ca-bc03-4890-b3a3-7aa769703aa3`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).