HB 3467
waterfront land buyers get a form about water permits
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 the disclosure by a seller of certain real property to the purchaser of the property of information regarding the process for obtaining a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the storage, taking, or diversion of state water.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Store, take or divert state water? Permit needed. Sellers hand over the form.
The bill requires anyone selling Texas land that contains or sits next to state water to give the buyer a written notice about the state water permit rules. It touches property sellers and buyers and directs the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to write a standard notice form by December 31, 2025. Starting with contracts signed on or after January 1, 2026, buyers of waterfront or water-bearing land get a form explaining that they need a state permit to store, take or divert state water and how to get one.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 27, 2025 and referred to the House Natural Resources committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB3467 · 2025-02-27
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ITEM
relating to the disclosure by a seller of certain real property to the purchaser of the property of information regarding the process for obtaining a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the storage, taking, or diversion of state water.
WHAT IT DOES
Store, take or divert state water? Permit needed. Sellers hand over the form.
The bill requires anyone selling Texas land that contains or sits next to state water to give the buyer a written notice about the state water permit rules. It touches property sellers and buyers and directs the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to write a standard notice form by December 31, 2025. Starting with contracts signed on or after January 1, 2026, buyers of waterfront or water-bearing land get a form explaining that they need a state permit to store, take or divert state water and how to get one.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Natural Resources
FILED UNDER
DATA CENTERS, WATER AND THE GRID
The bill makes sellers tell buyers of land near state water how to get a state permit to store, take or divert that water.
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Donors
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 28, 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.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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 Feb 27, 2025
03/24/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Mar 24 2025 2:16PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · Natural Resources · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Property Interests--Real Property
Water--Development
Water--General
Water--Rights
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
Text
The text as introduced · 396 words
89R3267 JAM-D By: Goodwin H.B. No. 3467 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the disclosure by a seller of certain real property to the purchaser of the property of information regarding the process for obtaining a permit from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for the storage, taking, or diversion of state water. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 5, Property Code, is amended by adding Section 5.0111 to read as follows: Sec. 5.0111. SELLER'S NOTICE REGARDING APPROPRIATION OF STATE WATER. A person who sells an interest in real property in this state that contains or is adjacent to state water shall give to the purchaser of the property a written notice that conforms to the standard notice adopted by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality under Section 11.121, Water Code, relating to the appropriation of state water. SECTION 2. Section 11.121, Water Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 11.121. PERMIT REQUIRED ; NOTICE TO CERTAIN PURCHASERS OF REAL PROPERTY . (a) Except as provided in Sections 11.1405, 11.142, 11.1421, 11.1422, and 18.003, no person may appropriate any state water or begin construction of any work designed for the storage, taking, or diversion of water without first obtaining a permit from the commission to make the appropriation. (b) The commission by rule shall adopt a standard notice for a purchaser of real property that contains or is adjacent to state water. The notice must be designed to inform a purchaser of: (1) the requirements of this section; and (2) the process by which a person may obtain from the commission a permit authorizing the storage, taking, or diversion of state water. SECTION 3. Section 5.0111, Property Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a sale or conveyance of property for which a binding contract is executed on or after January 1, 2026. A sale or conveyance for which a binding contract is executed before that date is governed by the law in effect on the date the contract is executed, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 4. Not later than December 31, 2025, the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality shall adopt the notice required by Section 11.121, Water Code, as amended by this Act. SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.