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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the powers of certain public utility agencies; granting the power of eminent domain."
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description: "Relating to the powers of certain public utility agencies; granting the power of eminent domain."
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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: "HB 4217"
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citation: "Texas HB 4217 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["CONDEMNATION (S0063)", "County Government--General (I0096)", "County Government--Land Use & Zoning (I0098)", "Property Interests--Eminent Domain (I0615)", "Utilities--Electric (I0831)", "Utilities--General (I0830)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Springer", "Troxclair"]
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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: "2023-03-08"
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last_action: "2023-06-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea8ac9de-67f9-4a59-9148-22d92a10cd37"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04200_HB04299/HB 4217.xml"
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source_hash: "234267712461daa16e7bb330d14916ce2f898f78639c7f5fc78170c4134c5cf5"
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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 HB 4217 (88) — Relating to the powers of certain public utility agencies; granting the power of eminent domain.
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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/HB04217I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04217E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04217H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04217S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04217F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **125–11** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Springer — primary (person)
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- Troxclair — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-08** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-21** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-04** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-04** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-04** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-04-04** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-19** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-04-19** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-19** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-01** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-05-01** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-05-02** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2023-05-06** Considered in Calendars
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- **2023-05-09** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2023-05-10** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-10** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-05-11** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-11** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-11** Record vote
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- **2023-05-11** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-11** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-05-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-15** Referred to Local Government `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-21** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-21** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-21** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2023-05-21** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-22** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-22** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-24** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-24** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
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- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-24** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-24** Record vote
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- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-24** Record vote
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- **2023-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-26** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-18** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
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- **2023-06-18** 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/ea8ac9de-67f9-4a59-9148-22d92a10cd37`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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