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Texas · 89th Legislature, 1st Called Session (2025) · Bill

SB 43: Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control.

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

SB 43 is a bill introduced in the Texas Senate on July 23, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to an exemption from the requirement to obtain a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain dams or reservoirs operated and maintained for the purposes of erosion, floodwater, and sediment control. Primary sponsor: Judith Zaffirini (Democratic). It lists 9 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (August 12, 2025): Reported engrossed.

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 7 · Republican 2

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Judith ZaffiriniPrimary sponsorDemocraticSenate21
Carol AlvaradoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate6
César BlancoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Sarah EckhardtCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate14
Chuy HinojosaCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate20
Adam HinojosaCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate27
KingCo-sponsorNot applicable (committee)——
José MenéndezCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate26
Borris MilesCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate13
Angela PaxtonCo-sponsorRepublicanSenate8

“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. Reported engrossed
  2. Record vote
  3. Passed
  4. Read 3rd time
  5. Record vote
  6. Three day rule suspended
  7. Vote recorded in Journal
  8. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  9. Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  10. Co-author authorized
  11. Committee report printed and distributed
  12. Reported favorably w/o amendments

Showing 12 most recent of 20 actions. Full history

Sources

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