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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 5493: Relating to the diversion and discharge of water for desalination.

In committee 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 5493 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 14, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the diversion and discharge of water for desalination. Primary sponsor: Ramon Romero (Democratic). Most recent recorded action (April 7, 2025): Referred to Natural Resources.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 1

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Ramon RomeroPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse90

“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 Natural Resources
  2. Read first time
  3. Filed

Sources

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