Bill:  HB 2031 
Legislative Session: 84(R)
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Last Action:06/17/2015 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the diversion, treatment, and use of marine seawater and the discharge of treated marine seawater and waste resulting from the desalination of marine seawater; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty.
Author:Lucio III | Keffer | Hunter | Miller, Doug | Workman
Sponsor:Hinojosa
Cosponsor:Creighton | Kolkhorst | Zaffirini
Subjects:GULF OF MEXICO (G4223)
Environment--Water (I0320)
Political Subdivisions (I0588)
DESALINATION (S0572)
PERMITS (S0011)
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)
GENERAL LAND OFFICE (V2808)
PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT (V0045)
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (V0023)
SCHOOL LAND BOARD (V0103)
WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD (V2481)
Companion:SB 1738 by Hinojosa, Identical
House Committee:Natural Resources
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=10   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Senate Committee:Agriculture, Water & Rural Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=6   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=1
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      02/27/2015    
H   Read first time      03/11/2015     634
H   Referred to Natural Resources      03/11/2015   06:14 PM  634
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/18/2015    
H   Considered in public hearing      03/18/2015    
H   Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      03/18/2015    
H   Left pending in committee      03/18/2015    
H   Considered in public hearing      04/15/2015    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      04/15/2015    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      04/15/2015    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      04/20/2015     1784
H   Committee report distributed      04/21/2015   08:20 AM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      04/21/2015    
H   Considered in Calendars      04/23/2015    
H   Placed on General State Calendar      04/30/2015    
H   Read 2nd time      04/30/2015     2211
H   Amendment(s) offered   1-Lucio   04/30/2015     2212
H   Amendment amended   2-Lucio   04/30/2015     2219
H   Amendment adopted as amended   1-Lucio   04/30/2015     2220
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      04/30/2015     2220
H   Read 3rd time      05/01/2015     2280
H   Passed      05/01/2015     2280
H   Record vote   RV#497   05/01/2015     2280
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/01/2015     2281
H   Reported engrossed      05/01/2015   03:40 PM  2451
S   Received from the House      05/04/2015     1257
S   Read first time      05/04/2015     1298
S   Referred to Agriculture, Water, & Rural Affairs      05/04/2015     1298
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/18/2015    
S   Considered in public hearing      05/18/2015    
S   Testimony taken in committee      05/18/2015    
S   Co-sponsor authorized      05/19/2015     1717
S   Reported favorably w/o amendments      05/19/2015     1722
S   Recommended for local & uncontested calendar      05/19/2015    
S   Committee report printed and distributed      05/19/2015   03:16 PM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/21/2015    
S   Not again placed on intent calendar      05/24/2015    
S   Placed on local & uncontested calendar      05/26/2015    
S   Laid before the Senate      05/26/2015     2325
S   Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading      05/26/2015     2325
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/26/2015     2325
S   Three day rule suspended      05/26/2015     2325
S   Record vote      05/26/2015     2325
S   Read 3rd time      05/26/2015     2325
S   Passed      05/26/2015     2325
S   Record vote      05/26/2015     2325
H   Senate passage reported      05/26/2015     4767
H   Reported enrolled      05/27/2015   03:46 PM  5212
H   Signed in the House      05/28/2015     5207
S   Signed in the Senate      05/29/2015     3106
E   Sent to the Governor      05/29/2015     5697
E   Signed by the Governor      06/17/2015     6049
E   Effective immediately      06/17/2015