BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	H.B. 5672
89R10557 JBD-F	By: Zwiener (Campbell)
	Local Government
	5/21/2025
	Engrossed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

The bill author has informed the committee that in 2017 the 85th Legislature created the Driftwood Conservation District, which is part of a golf course development in Driftwood in Hays County; that since its creation the district has conducted confirmation, director, and bond elections; and that the district is within the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the City of Dripping Springs. In 2021 the 87th Legislature redefined the district's statutory boundaries to reflect the annexation of approximately 200 acres pursuant to three separate landowner annexation petitions over the course of several years and that the district has since approved a fourth petition in April 2023 for approximately 14 acres and a fifth petition in March 2025 for approximately 90 acres. The City of Dripping Springs has consented to all five annexations but the district's statutory provisions do not currently reflect the district's boundaries as of the last two annexations. H.B. 5672 seeks to address this issue by changing the district's boundaries in the district's statutory provisions. 

H.B. 5672 amends current law relating to the boundaries of, and validates certain acts and proceedings of, the Driftwood Conservation District.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

This bill does not expressly grant any additional rulemaking authority to a state officer, institution, or agency.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Section 2, Chapter 632, Acts of the 85th Legislature, Regular Session, 2017, to amend the boundaries of the Driftwood Conservation District (district).

SECTION 2. (a) Provides that the legislature validates and confirms all governmental acts, elections, and proceedings of the district that were taken before the effective date of this Act.

(b) Provides that this section does not apply to any matter that on the effective date of this Act is involved in litigation if the litigation ultimately results in the matter being held invalid by a final court judgment or has been held invalid by a final court judgment.

SECTION 3. Provides that all requirements of the constitution and the laws of this state and the rules and procedures of the legislature with respect to the notice, introduction, and passage of this Act are fulfilled and accomplished.

SECTION 4. Effective date: upon passage or September 1, 2025.