---
title: Utilities--Water & Sewer - Texas Legislation
subject: Utilities--Water & Sewer
total_bills: 20
unique_authors: 14
critical_bills: 6
high_cost_bills: 2
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities-water-sewer"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Utilities--Water & Sewer

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 20
- **Unique Authors:** 14
- **Critical Compliance:** 6 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 2 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 14

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 12 bills
- **Senate:** 8 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 6 bills
- **Moderate:** 12 bills
- **Low:** 2 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Ryan Guillen** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Juan Hinojosa** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Cecil Bell** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Drew Darby** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Erin Gamez** (D, House) - 1 bills
- **Jose Menendez** (D, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Utilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities) (20 shared bills)
- [Environment](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment) (7 shared bills)
- [WATER](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water) (6 shared bills)
- [City Government](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/city-government) (6 shared bills)
- [ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environmental-quality-texas-commission-on) (6 shared bills)
- [Environment--Water](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment-water) (5 shared bills)
- [WATER--CONSERVATION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water-conservation) (5 shared bills)
- [Utilities--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities-general) (5 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 8 bills
- [Public Utility Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/public-utility-commission) - 6 bills
- [Texas Water Development Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-water-development-board) - 3 bills
- [Municipal Governing Bodies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/municipal-governing-bodies) - 2 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 1 bills
- [Texas State Board of Pharmacy](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-state-board-of-pharmacy) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB29](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb29-89th-regular) | Relating to water losses reported by certa... | Critical | High |
| [HB3680](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3680-89th-regular) | Relating to subdivision plat requirements ... | Critical | High |
| [HB517](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb517-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a property ow... | Critical | Low |
| [SB1169](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1169-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of water or sewe... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB2587](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2587-89th-regular) | Relating to the access to and use of certa... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB2662](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2662-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforcement of drought con... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1237](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1237-89th-regular) | Relating to the renewal by the Texas ... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1318](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1318-89th-regular) | Relating to a certificate of public c... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2712](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2712-89th-regular) | Relating to test years used for ratem... | Drew Darby (R) | Moderate |
| [HB29](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb29-89th-regular) | Relating to water losses reported by ... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Critical |
| [HB3010](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3010-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of the ... | Trent Ashby (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3680](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3680-89th-regular) | Relating to subdivision plat requirem... | Erin Gamez (D) | Critical |
| [HB517](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb517-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a proper... | Caroline Harris Davila (R) | Critical |
| [HB685](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb685-89th-regular) | Relating to rates established by muni... | Cecil Bell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1169](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1169-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of water or... | Adam Hinojosa (R) | Critical |
| [SB1662](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1662-89th-regular) | Relating to notice provided to certai... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1844](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1844-89th-regular) | Relating to disannexation of certain ... | Angela Paxton (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1967](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1967-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of financia... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Low |
| [SB2587](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2587-89th-regular) | Relating to the access to and use of ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Critical |
| [SB2662](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2662-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforcement of drough... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [SB565](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb565-89th-regular) | Relating to a compliance agreement fo... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB612](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb612-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of certain ... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Moderate |
| [SB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb7-89th-regular) | Relating to the oversight and financi... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB740](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb740-89th-regular) | Relating to certain proceedings by th... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb783-89th-regular) | Relating to certain regulations adopt... | Jose Menendez (D) | Moderate |
| [SB790](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb790-89th-regular) | Relating to the procedure for resolvi... | Carol Alvarado (D) | Moderate |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities-water-sewer)
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