Monitoring the Session

HB 1918

bill limiting Class A water utility rate hikes

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review
Rep. Armando WalleDHouse 140

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to Class A water and sewer utility rate increases.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

One filing every 36 months, not 12. Increases capped at 20 percent.

The bill says a Class A water or sewer utility, or a group of utilities under common ownership, can file for a rate increase only once every 36 months instead of once every 12 months. It also caps any rate change under that section at no more than a 20 percent increase for any class or category of customer. Water and sewer customers would see rate hike requests less often and smaller in size, starting with applications filed on or after September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Natural Resources committee on Mar 26, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB1918 · 2025-01-16

SOLD BY

Rep. Armando WalleDHouse 140

ITEM

relating to Class A water and sewer utility rate increases.

WHAT IT DOES

One filing every 36 months, not 12. Increases capped at 20 percent.

The bill says a Class A water or sewer utility, or a group of utilities under common ownership, can file for a rate increase only once every 36 months instead of once every 12 months. It also caps any rate change under that section at no more than a 20 percent increase for any class or category of customer. Water and sewer customers would see rate hike requests less often and smaller in size, starting with applications filed on or after September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 24, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

  1. Filed
  2. Read first time
  3. Referred to Natural Resources
  4. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  5. Considered in public hearing
  6. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  7. Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Armando Walle

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$43KTexas REALTORS Political Action Committee$18KBorder Health PAC$10K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Jul 4, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$42,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash
$42,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$42,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Sep 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985345, 101012323, 101027868, 101056902, 101071964.

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee$17,500.00

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$17,500.00

Cash
$17,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$17,500.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Sep 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985345, 101012323, 101056902, 101071964.

Border Health PAC$10,000.00

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 15, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101027868.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash
$42,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$42,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Sep 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985345, 101012323, 101027868, 101056902, 101071964.

×

Texas REALTORS Political Action Committee

$17,500.00

Cash
$17,500.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$17,500.00

Also funds 140 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 2, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 25, 2024 to Sep 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100985345, 101012323, 101056902, 101071964.

×

Border Health PAC

$10,000.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$10,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 15, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101027868.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 24, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 16, 2025

03/26/2025 H Left pending in committee

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Natural Resources · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Utilities--Water & Sewer

Text

The text as introduced · 257 words

89R4115 SCR-F

By: Walle
H.B. No. 1918

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to Class A water and sewer utility rate increases.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 13.187, Water Code, is amended by

amending Subsection (p) and adding Subsection (q) to read as

follows:

(p) Except to implement a rate adjustment provision

approved by the regulatory authority by rule or ordinance, as

applicable, or to adjust the rates of a newly acquired utility

system, a utility or two or more utilities under common control and

ownership may not file a statement of intent to increase its rates

more than once in a 36-month [ 12-month ] period, unless the

regulatory authority determines that a financial hardship exists.

If the regulatory authority requires the utility to deliver a

corrected statement of intent, the utility is not considered to be

in violation of the 36-month [ 12-month ] filing requirement.

(q) A rate change under this section may not result in a rate

increase to any class or category of ratepayer of more than 20

percent.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

an application for a rate increase that is filed on or after the

effective date of this Act. An application that is filed before the

effective date of this Act is subject to the law in effect at that

time, and that law is continued in effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.