Senate committee
Water, Agriculture, and Rural Affairs
Committee members
Bills pending in this committee
HB5339
Relating to the establishment by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board of a grant program to support the study of regenerative agriculture at public institutions of higher education.
May 23, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
HB3898
Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain political subdivisions for brackish water desalination.
May 23, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
HB2091
Relating to the provision of financial assistance by the Texas Water Development Board for certain projects.
May 20, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
HB3679
Relating to the operation of certain vehicles during disasters.
May 19, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
HB2867
Relating to late payment fees charged by a municipally owned water utility.
May 13, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
HB3469
Relating to the exemption of certain activities from regulation as a structural pest control service.
May 9, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
HB4588
Relating to the regulation of aquatic vegetation management by the Parks and Wildlife Department; providing a civil penalty; creating a criminal offense.
May 5, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SCR41
Urging the United States Department of Commerce to maintain the Tomato Suspension Agreement.
April 30, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2159
Relating to aquifer storage and recovery projects that transect a portion of the Edwards Aquifer.
April 28, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1891
Relating to test years used for ratemaking purposes by certain water and sewer utilities.
April 28, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
HCR101
Designating the tomahawk rib-eye steak as the official State Steak of Texas and directing the Texas Department of Agriculture to promote the tomahawk rib-eye steak as part of efforts to support Texas beef and agricultural products.
April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
HB1400
Relating to creation of the groundwater science, research, and innovation fund to be administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
April 16, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2661
Relating to penalties in certain suits involving a groundwater conservation district; increasing a penalty.
April 14, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2160
Relating to the jurisdiction of the Public Utility Commission of Texas over municipally owned utility water and sewer service outside the corporate limits of a municipality.
April 14, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1976
Relating to certain testing requirements at certain wastewater treatment facilities.
April 14, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB718
Relating to creation of the groundwater science, research, and innovation fund to be administered by the Texas Water Development Board.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB3022
Relating to the denial by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of a renewal permit.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2985
Relating to the Texas Agricultural Finance Authority and to a study and report on plant diseases and pest outbreaks.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2970
Relating to the Texas Farm and Ranch Lands Conservation Program.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2936
Relating to the establishment of the office of food system security and resiliency in the Department of Agriculture and the management of the Texas food system security and resiliency planning council.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2892
Relating to a wildlife corridor action plan developed by the Parks and Wildlife Department and certain other duties of the department relating to wildlife corridors.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2887
Relating to the consideration of water conservation by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality when determining whether to grant or deny a petition for the creation of a municipal utility district.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2875
Relating to the creation of the Texas Small Farm Recovery Microloan Progam.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2845
Relating to the voluntary removal of either a breeder deer's identification tag or button tag on liberation of the breeder deer onto a release site.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2832
Relating to the expiration date of certain permits issued by groundwater conservation districts.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1190
Relating to water losses reported by certain municipally owned utilities to the Texas Water Development Board; authorizing administrative penalties.
April 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2701
Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2654
Relating to the ownership of deer in this state.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2652
Relating to the regulation of deer breeding by the Parks and Wildlife Department.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2651
Relating to the regulation of chronic wasting disease and the establishment of a pilot program to breed deer resistant to chronic wasting disease.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2649
Relating to the creation of a statewide Chronic Wasting Disease plan.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2648
Relating to the identification of breeder deer.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2591
Relating to the purposes for which the Texas Water Development Board may use money in the economically distressed areas account.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2500
Relating to a requirement to report to the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation an abandoned or deteriorated water well identified during an inspection of an on-site sewage disposal system.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2499
Relating to the consideration of compliance with rules of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in approving rates for water or sewer utility services.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2498
Relating to the participation of certain counties in joint planning in groundwater management areas.
April 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB119
Relating to required labeling of food containing mRNA vaccine material.
March 31, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2389
Relating to entities authorized to provide water or sewer service.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2214
Relating to the permitting by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality of solid waste facilities; authorizing the imposition of civil and administrative penalties.
March 25, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2147
Relating to the ownership of breeder deer in this state.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2142
Relating to the creation of the consumable hemp products account in the general revenue fund and imposing fees for licensing manufacturers of consumable hemp products and registering certain retailers of consumable hemp products.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2136
Relating to dual certification for water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by certain municipalities.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2123
Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance to certain counties for brackish water desalination.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2115
Relating to the eligibility of certain engineering firms to participate in the construction of a reservoir.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2114
Relating to the removal of certain proposed reservoir sites from the state water plan.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB2103
Relating to boil water notices issued by public drinking water supply systems.
March 24, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1289
Relating to the permissible uses of the Texas water fund.
March 19, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1994
Relating to the consideration of the provision of law enforcement, fire protection, and emergency services by a commissioners court or the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality when determining whether to grant or deny a petition for the creation of certain conservation and reclamation districts.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1954
Relating to the authority of a county to regulate land use in certain areas in and around hydrologically sensitive areas.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1914
Relating to consent by a county commissioners court for the creation of certain conservation and reclamation districts in the unincorporated area of the county.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1911
Relating to a restriction on permits authorizing direct discharges of waste or pollutants into water in certain stream segments, stream assessments units, and drainage areas.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1866
Relating to the Texas Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act.
March 17, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1720
Relating to production fees imposed by the Southwestern Travis County Groundwater Conservation District; authorizing an increase in the rate of the fee.
March 13, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1669
Relating to the regulation of stormwater management by certain counties.
March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1629
Relating to the administration by the Texas Water Development Board of the Texas Water Bank and certain funds and accounts.
March 11, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1623
Relating to the dedication of certain water rights to the Texas Water Trust.
March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1611
Relating to fees assessed by the Lost Pines Groundwater Conservation District.
March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1606
Relating to the authority of the Texas Water Development Board to provide financial assistance from the safe drinking water revolving fund to certain political subdivisions that provide raw water to another political subdivision.
March 10, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SCR26
Designating the Texas strip steak as the official State Steak of Texas and directing the Texas Department of Agriculture to promote the Texas strip steak as part of efforts to support Texas beef and agricultural products.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1465
Relating to personal flotation device requirements for certain recreational vessels.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1446
Relating to the discontinuation, reduction, or impairment of water service during drought conditions.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1387
Relating to the membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1360
Relating to the labeling and sale of Texas honey.
March 6, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1305
Relating to the establishment of a grocery access investment fund program.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1288
Relating to the redesignation of the State Water Implementation Fund for Texas Advisory Committee as the Texas Water Fund Advisory Committee, the abolition of the Texas Infrastructure Resiliency Fund Advisory Committee, and the composition and functions of the Texas Water Fund Advisory Committee.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1226
Relating to the creation of certain regional conservation and reclamation districts.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB1168
Relating to establishment of the disaster identification system for a declared state of disaster.
February 28, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB976
Relating to the establishment of an advisory board to study surface water and groundwater interaction.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB947
Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to provide water or sewer service in an area incorporated or annexed by a municipality.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB909
Relating to the issuance of permits for producer dairies in certain areas of this state.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB886
Relating to the production, sale, and use of certain agricultural products containing perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS); creating a criminal offense.
February 13, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB822
Relating to the prohibited manufacture, processing, possession, distribution, offer for sale, and sale of cell-cultured protein.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB789
Relating to the eligibility requirements for grants under programs of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB768
Relating to a study regarding the effects of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals on public health.
February 7, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB98
Relating to the costs associated with the assessment and destruction of certain deer.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB97
Relating to the assessment, destruction, and release of certain deer.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB624
Relating to the criteria considered by groundwater conservation districts before granting or denying a permit or permit amendment.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB613
Relating to the regulation of the practice of veterinary medicine; increasing a civil penalty.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
SB114
Relating to postmortem testing of deer for chronic wasting disease.
February 3, 2025Pending: Senate Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs