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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 1400: Relating to creation of the groundwater science, research, and innovation fund to be administered by the Texas Water Development Board.

Passed one chamber Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 1400 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on November 19, 2024. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to creation of the groundwater science, research, and innovation fund to be administered by the Texas Water Development Board. Primary sponsor: Cody Harris (Republican), Ellen Troxclair (Republican), Venton Jones (Democratic). It lists 8 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (April 16, 2025): Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs.

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Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 4 · Republican 6

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Cody HarrisPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Ellen TroxclairPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse19
Venton JonesPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse100
FloresCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
Hillary HicklandCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse55
Janie LopezCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse37
Eddie MoralesCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse74
Mihaela PleșaCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse70
Penny Morales ShawCo-sponsorDemocraticHouse148
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11
David SpillerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse68

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
  2. Read first time
  3. Received from the House
  4. Reported engrossed
  5. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  6. Record vote
  7. Passed as amended
  8. Amended
  9. Read 3rd time
  10. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  11. Record vote
  12. Passed to engrossment

Showing 12 most recent of 24 actions. Full history

Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source