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Bill:  HB 3 
Legislative Session: 80(R) Council Document: 80R 4383 SMH-F
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Last Action:06/15/2007 E See remarks for effective date
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to the management of the water resources of the state, including the protection of instream flows and freshwater inflows, and to the management of groundwater in the area regulated by the Edwards Aquifer Authority and to the operations and oversight of the authority.
Author:Puente | Hilderbran
Sponsor:Averitt
Subjects:EDWARDS AQUIFER AUTHORITY (D0110)
Environment--Water (I0320)
Water--Development (I0875)
Water--General (I0885)
Water--Rights (I0870)
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)
PARKS & WILDLIFE, DEPARTMENT OF (V0045)
Remarks:This Act takes effect September 1, 2007, except Article 2 takes effect immediately.
House Committee:Natural Resources
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=7   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=2
Senate Committee:Natural Resources
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=11   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Conferees:Appointed (05/25/2007) Puente (Chair) | Guillen | Hilderbran | Morrison | Straus
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/26/2007) Averitt (Chair) | Eltife | Hegar | Hinojosa | Shapiro
Actions: (ascending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
H   Filed      02/01/2007    
H   Read first time      02/05/2007     302
H   Referred to Natural Resources      02/05/2007     302
H   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . .      02/14/2007    
H   Considered in public hearing      02/14/2007    
H   Testimony taken in committee      02/14/2007    
H   Left pending in committee      02/14/2007    
H   Considered in public hearing      02/21/2007    
H   Committee substitute considered in committee      02/21/2007    
H   Reported favorably as substituted      02/21/2007    
H   Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      02/26/2007     623
H   Committee report printed and distributed      02/26/2007   01:37 PM 
H   Committee report sent to Calendars      02/26/2007    
H   Considered in Calendars      02/26/2007    
H   Placed on Emergency Calendar      02/28/2007    
H   Read 2nd time      02/28/2007     637
H   Amended   1-Puente   02/28/2007     637
H   Amendment withdrawn   2-Morrison   02/28/2007     637
H   Amended   3-Morrison   02/28/2007     637
H   Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      02/28/2007     637
H   Passed to engrossment as amended      02/28/2007     639
H   Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal      02/28/2007     639
H   Read 3rd time      03/01/2007     670
H   Passed      03/01/2007     670
H   Record vote   RV#79   03/01/2007     670
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      03/01/2007     670
H   Reported engrossed      03/01/2007   04:13 PM  757
S   Received from the House      03/05/2007     379
S   Read first time      03/12/2007     474
S   Referred to Natural Resources      03/12/2007     474
S   Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . .      04/24/2007    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/24/2007    
S   Testimony taken in committee      04/24/2007    
S   Left pending in committee      04/24/2007    
S   Considered in public hearing      04/26/2007    
S   Reported favorably as substituted      04/30/2007     1494
S   Committee report printed and distributed      04/30/2007   05:50 PM 
S   Placed on intent calendar      05/23/2007    
S   Rules suspended-Regular order of business      05/23/2007     3301
S   Read 2nd time      05/23/2007     3301
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Averitt   05/23/2007     3301
S   Amendment withdrawn      05/23/2007     3301
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Averitt   05/23/2007     3301
S   Amended      05/23/2007     3302
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2007     3302
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Wentworth   05/23/2007     3302
S   Amended      05/23/2007     3309
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2007     3309
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA4 Hinojosa   05/23/2007     3309
S   Amended      05/23/2007     3313
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2007     3313
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA5 Shapleigh   05/23/2007     3313
S   Amended      05/23/2007     3315
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2007     3315
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA6 Williams   05/23/2007     3315
S   Amended      05/23/2007     3319
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2007     3319
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA7 Shapleigh   05/23/2007     3319
S   Amended      05/23/2007     3320
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2007     3320
S   Amendment(s) offered   FA8 Hegar   05/23/2007     3320
S   Amendment to amendment offered   FA9 Van de Putte   05/23/2007     3330
S   Amendment amended      05/23/2007     3330
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2007     3330
S   Amendment adopted as amended   FA8 Hegar   05/23/2007     3330
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2007     3330
S   Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/23/2007     3331
S   Vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2007     3331
S   Three day rule suspended      05/23/2007     3331
S   Record vote      05/23/2007     3331
S   Read 3rd time      05/23/2007     3331
S   Passed      05/23/2007     3331
S   Record vote      05/23/2007     3331
H   Senate passage as amended reported      05/24/2007     5832
H   Senate Amendments printed and distributed      05/24/2007   07:20 PM 
H   Senate Amendments Analysis distributed      05/24/2007   08:14 PM 
H   Rules suspended      05/25/2007     7144
H   House refuses to concur in Senate amendments      05/25/2007     6270
H   House requests conference committee      05/25/2007     6270
H   House appoints conferees      05/25/2007     6270
S   House refuses to concur-reported      05/26/2007     4635
S   House requests conference committee-reported      05/26/2007     4635
S   House appoints conferees-reported      05/26/2007     4635
S   Senate grants request for conference comm.      05/26/2007     4647
S   Senate appoints conferees      05/26/2007     4647
H   Senate grants request for conf comm-reported      05/26/2007     6645
H   Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/26/2007     6645
S   Conference committee report filed      05/26/2007     5187
H   Conf. Comm. Report printed and distributed      05/26/2007   11:46 PM 
H   House adopts conference committee report      05/28/2007     7144
H   Record vote   RV#2007   05/28/2007     7175
H   Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/28/2007     7176
S   House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/28/2007     5299
S   Senate adopts conference committee report      05/28/2007     5303
S   Record vote      05/28/2007     5303
S   Remarks ordered printed       05/28/2007     5303
H   Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/28/2007     7401
H   Reported enrolled      05/29/2007   10:40 AM  7402
H   Signed in the House      05/29/2007     7398
S   Signed in the Senate       05/29/2007     5316
E   Sent to the Governor      05/30/2007     7404
E   Signed by the Governor      06/15/2007     7404
E   See remarks for effective date       06/15/2007