HB 5206
Guillen Water Bill Allows A 24-Hour Heads-Up Before Complaint Tests
Died in committee
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
List of feelings
THE TEXT
…“commission may provide notice not more than 24 hours in advance”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The only operative verb is "may," so the bill creates no duty, no penalty and no deadline. It only permits advance notice and caps how early that notice can come.
List of feelingsInitial 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 notice provided to certain public drinking water supply systems before water quality testing.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
A complaint comes in? The commission “may” warn the system first. It never has to.
The bill lets the state environmental commission warn a public drinking water system up to 24 hours before it comes out to test the water in response to a complaint. It covers only water systems that draw from underground sources, such as wells. On the ground, those systems can get a short heads-up before a complaint-driven water test, but the commission is never required to give one.
Labels
Labels: QUICK READ: 126 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 126 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB5206 · 2025-03-14
SOLD BY
ITEM
relating to notice provided to certain public drinking water supply systems before water quality testing.
WHAT IT DOES
A complaint comes in? The commission “may” warn the system first. It never has to.
The bill lets the state environmental commission warn a public drinking water system up to 24 hours before it comes out to test the water in response to a complaint. It covers only water systems that draw from underground sources, such as wells. On the ground, those systems can get a short heads-up before a complaint-driven water test, but the commission is never required to give one.
CHARGES
[x] LIST OF FEELINGSanalysis confidence 50%
THE TEXT
…“commission may provide notice not more than 24 hours in advance”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The only operative verb is "may," so the bill creates no duty, no penalty and no deadline. It only permits advance notice and caps how early that notice can come.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Natural Resources
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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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 · Jul 1, 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.
Frontera Texas PAC$160,007.97
Frontera Texas PAC
$160,007.97
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $160,007.97
- Total
- $160,007.97
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 30, 2025 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.
Report IDs: 101033369, 101062168, 101070155, 101073001.
Texas Sands PAC$120,875.00
Texas Sands PAC
$120,875.00
- Cash
- $113,500.00
- Paid by others
- $7,375.00
- Total
- $120,875.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 25, 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: 100989191, 101033369, 101062168, 101073001.
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund$22,795.90
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund
$22,795.90
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $22,795.90
- Total
- $22,795.90
Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 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: 101033369, 101070155.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Frontera Texas PAC
$160,007.97
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $160,007.97
- Total
- $160,007.97
Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 5, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 30, 2025 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.
Report IDs: 101033369, 101062168, 101070155, 101073001.
Texas Sands PAC
$120,875.00
- Cash
- $113,500.00
- Paid by others
- $7,375.00
- Total
- $120,875.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 14, 2024 to Sep 25, 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: 100989191, 101033369, 101062168, 101073001.
Associated Republicans of Texas Campaign Fund
$22,795.90
- Cash
- $0.00
- Paid by others
- $22,795.90
- Total
- $22,795.90
Also funds 20 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Nov 4, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 15, 2025 to Sep 10, 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: 101033369, 101070155.
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 Mar 14, 2025
04/07/2025 H Referred to Natural Resources: Apr 7 2025 5:28PM
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
Companion
SB 1662 by Zaffirini (identical)
Subjects
Environment--Water
Health--General
Utilities--Water & Sewer
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON
Text
The text as introduced · 126 words
89R10163 ANG-D By: Guillen H.B. No. 5206 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to notice provided to certain public drinking water supply systems before water quality testing. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 341, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 341.0317 to read as follows: Sec. 341.0317. NOTICE OF WATER QUALITY TESTING. The commission may provide notice not more than 24 hours in advance to a public drinking water supply system that obtains its water supply from underground sources of the commission's intent to perform water quality testing to investigate a complaint related to the public drinking water supply system's water quality. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.