---
title: WATER - Texas Legislation
subject: WATER
total_bills: 41
unique_authors: 26
critical_bills: 6
high_cost_bills: 6
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# WATER

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 41
- **Unique Authors:** 26
- **Critical Compliance:** 6 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 6 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 28

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 25 bills
- **Senate:** 16 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 6 bills
- **Moderate:** 19 bills
- **Low:** 16 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Charles Perry** (R, Senate) - 6 bills
- **Cesar Blanco** (D, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Stan Gerdes** (R, House) - 3 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Cody Harris** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Juan Hinojosa** (D, Senate) - 2 bills
- **Dennis Paul** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Drew Darby** (R, House) - 2 bills

## Related Subjects

- [Water--General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water-general) (19 shared bills)
- [Water--Development](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water-development) (17 shared bills)
- [Special Districts & Authorities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/special-districts-authorities) (16 shared bills)
- [WATER--CONSERVATION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water-conservation) (16 shared bills)
- [Environment](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment) (12 shared bills)
- [Environment--Water](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment-water) (11 shared bills)
- [Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist.](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/special-districts-authorities-groundwater-conserve-dist) (10 shared bills)
- [WATER DEVELOPMENT BOARD, TEXAS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water-development-board-texas) (9 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Texas Water Development Board](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-water-development-board) - 14 bills
- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 13 bills
- [Office of the Governor](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-governor) - 4 bills
- [Groundwater Conservation Districts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/groundwater-conservation-districts) - 3 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 2 bills
- [Department of State Health Services](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/department-of-state-health-services) - 2 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plans and... | Critical | High |
| [HB29](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb29-89th-regular) | Relating to water losses reported by certa... | Critical | High |
| [HB5560](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5560-89th-regular) | Relating to penalties in certain suits inv... | Critical | High |
| [SB3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to outdoor warning sirens in flas... | Critical | High |
| [HB517](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb517-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a property ow... | Critical | Low |
| [SB2662](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2662-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforcement of drought con... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1055](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1055-89th-regular) | Relating to permit fees for groundwater we... | Moderate | High |
| [SB1261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1261-89th-regular) | Relating to the financing of water supply ... | Moderate | High |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB1](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to youth camp emergency plan... | Drew Darby (R) | Critical |
| [SB14](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb14-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to the provision by a politi... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB3](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to outdoor warning sirens in... | Paul Bettencourt (R) | Critical |
| [SB5](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb5-89th-2nd-special) | Relating to making supplemental appro... | Joan Huffman (R) | Moderate |
| [HB1089](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1089-89th-regular) | Relating to creation of the gulf coas... | Dennis Paul (R) | Low |
| [HB1545](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1545-89th-regular) | Relating to the sunset review process... | Keith Bell (R) | Low |
| [HB2078](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2078-89th-regular) | Relating to the joint planning of des... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2080](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2080-89th-regular) | Relating to the review of the duties ... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2890](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2890-89th-regular) | Relating to an interstate compact for... | Jared Patterson (R) | Low |
| [HB29](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb29-89th-regular) | Relating to water losses reported by ... | Stan Gerdes (R) | Critical |
| [HB2970](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2970-89th-regular) | Relating to the management and operat... | Dennis Paul (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4158](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4158-89th-regular) | Relating to the compensation of the d... | AJ Louderback (R) | Low |
| [HB4630](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4630-89th-regular) | Relating to the regulation of artesia... | Stan Kitzman (R) | Low |
| [HB49](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb49-89th-regular) | Relating to the treatment and benefic... | Drew Darby (R) | Moderate |
| [HB517](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb517-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a proper... | Caroline Harris Davila (R) | Critical |
| [HB5320](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5320-89th-regular) | Relating to the powers, duties, and g... | Ryan Guillen (R) | Moderate |
| [HB5560](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5560-89th-regular) | Relating to penalties in certain suit... | Cody Harris (R) | Critical |
| [HB5672](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5672-89th-regular) | Relating to the boundaries of, and va... | Erin Zwiener (D) | Low |
| [HJR7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hjr7-89th-regular) | Proposing a constitutional amendment ... | Cody Harris (R) | Low |
| [SB1055](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1055-89th-regular) | Relating to permit fees for groundwat... | Robert Nichols (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1061](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1061-89th-regular) | Relating to procedural requirements f... | Tan Parker (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1172](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1172-89th-regular) | Relating to exempting certain transac... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB1194](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1194-89th-regular) | Relating to creating the Central Texa... | Peter Flores (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1261](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1261-89th-regular) | Relating to the financing of water su... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1268](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1268-89th-regular) | Relating to the review and updating b... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Low |
| [SB1353](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1353-89th-regular) | Relating to the licensing and regulat... | Adam Hinojosa (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1532](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1532-89th-regular) | Relating to the information required ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Low |
| [SB1583](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1583-89th-regular) | Relating to management plans adopted ... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1939](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1939-89th-regular) | Relating to the ship channel improvem... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Low |
| [SB1967](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1967-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of financia... | Juan Hinojosa (D) | Low |
| [SB2122](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2122-89th-regular) | Relating to imposition of application... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB2204](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2204-89th-regular) | Relating to the applicability of unif... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Low |
| [SB2550](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2550-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption of the trans... | Royce West (D) | Low |
| [SB2662](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2662-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforcement of drough... | Charles Perry (R) | Critical |
| [SB2885](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2885-89th-regular) | Relating to the use of reclaimed wate... | Peter Flores (R) | Moderate |
| [SB3044](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb3044-89th-regular) | Relating to the composition of the bo... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Moderate |
| [SB480](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb480-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of a local ... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB616](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb616-89th-regular) | Relating to aquifer storage and recov... | Charles Schwertner (R) | Moderate |
| [SB7](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb7-89th-regular) | Relating to the oversight and financi... | Charles Perry (R) | Moderate |
| [SB783](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb783-89th-regular) | Relating to certain regulations adopt... | Jose Menendez (D) | Moderate |
| [SB971](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb971-89th-regular) | Relating to the definition of a rural... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Low |

## Source Links

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