HB 2347: Zwiener Water Bill Covers Only Hill Country Counties Over 230,000

Caption

relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by certain counties.

Summary

And next to a county over 1M. Three filters, a handful of counties. Expires 2031.

The bill lets certain county commissioners courts adopt a water conservation program by order. It sets water-saving standards for new development, redevelopment or subdivision in unincorporated areas, including city extraterritorial land. Farms are exempt, city rules win over county rules, and the whole program expires September 1, 2031.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 15, 2025. Died in the Senate: received, never referred to a committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2347 · 2025-02-03

SOLD BY

Rep. Erin ZwienerDHouse 45

ITEM

relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by certain counties.

WHAT IT DOES

And next to a county over 1M. Three filters, a handful of counties. Expires 2031.

The bill lets certain county commissioners courts adopt a water conservation program by order. It sets water-saving standards for new development, redevelopment or subdivision in unincorporated areas, including city extraterritorial land. Farms are exempt, city rules win over county rules, and the whole program expires September 1, 2031.

CHARGES

[x] BRACKET BILLanalysis confidence 45%

THE TEXT

…“a county that has a population greater than 230,000, is wholly or partly located within the boundaries of the Hill Country Priority Groundwater Management Area, and is adjacent to a county with a population greater than one million”

Bill text, House committee report version (H)

Three stacked descriptors (population, a named groundwater area, and adjacency to a million-plus county) narrow the authority to a handful of counties. The caption does admit the bill covers only 'certain counties', so the narrowness is disclosed.

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 7, 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

Feb 3, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to Natural Resources
Apr 9, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Apr 9, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 9, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
Apr 9, 2025Left pending in committee
Apr 24, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 24, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 24, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 29, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 29, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 29, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 30, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 2, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 5, 2025Read 2nd time
May 5, 2025Point of order overruled Rule 8, Section 10(b)
May 5, 2025Point of order sustained Rule 4, Section 32(c)(1)
May 5, 2025Returned to committee
May 7, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 7, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
May 7, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 8, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 8, 2025Committee report distributed
May 9, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 9, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 11, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 14, 2025Read 2nd time
May 14, 2025Passed to engrossment
May 14, 2025Record vote RV#2590
May 14, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 15, 2025Read 3rd time
May 15, 2025Amended 1-Gerdes and Harris
May 15, 2025Passed as amended
May 15, 2025Record vote RV#2693
May 15, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 15, 2025Reported engrossed
May 16, 2025Received from the House

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 106 yea · 33 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 15, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Erin Zwiener

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$25K Texas Sands PAC$22KSandy Spears$11,545

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 · Oct 27, 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$25,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.

Texas Sands PAC$22,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$22,000.00

Cash: $22,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.

Sandy Spears$11,545.00

Money

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

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Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$25,000.00

Cash: $25,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $25,000.00

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 · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.

×

Texas Sands PAC

$22,000.00

Cash: $22,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $22,000.00

Also funds 121 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 3, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Oct 13, 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: 101012412, 101032309, 101061964, 101072091.

Votes2

House May 15, 2025

Yea: 106
Nay: 33
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 4
Excused: 5

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2693

HB 2347, as amended, was passed by (Record 2693): 106 Yeas, 33 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 106 (published)
Nay: 33 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 4 (derived from named list)
Excused: 5 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 14, 2025

Yea: 78
Nay: 57
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 7
Excused: 6

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 2590

CSHB 2347 was passed to engrossment by (Record 2590): 78 Yeas, 57 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 78 (published)
Nay: 57 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
Excused: 6 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version H · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version H · May 7, 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 H by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Feb 3, 2025

05/16/2025 S Received from the House

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · Natural Resources · Committee vote 9 aye, 1 nay, 3 absent · Out of committee

Subjects

County Government--General

County Government--Land Use & Zoning

Water--Conservation (I097L)

Water--Development

Text

The text as introduced · 212 words

By: Zwiener
H.B. No. 2347

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the adoption of a water conservation program by certain

counties.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 562, Local Government Code, is amended

by adding Subchapter C to read as follows:

SUBCHAPTER C. WATER CONSERVATION

Sec. 562.051. WATER CONSERVATION PROGRAMS FOR CERTAIN

COUNTIES. (a) This section applies only to a county that contains,

wholly or partly, a priority groundwater management area as

designated under Section 35.007, Water Code.

(b) The commissioners court of a county by order may adopt a

water conservation program. Except as provided by Subsection (c),

a water conservation program adopted under this section may

establish for the unincorporated area of the county, including the

extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality, water

conservation standards applicable to a development, redevelopment,

or subdivision of a tract of land that begins after August 31, 2025.

(c) Water conservation standards established under

Subsection (b) do not apply to an agricultural operation, as

defined by Section 251.002, Agriculture Code.

(d) To the extent of a conflict between a county order

adopted under this section and a municipal ordinance regulating the

same conduct, the ordinance prevails.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

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Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas Sands PAC

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

Texas Sands PAC

House May 15, 2025

House May 14, 2025