HB 5574

bill adding Parks and Wildlife to the groundwater committee

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

One more member, plus outdated agency names get updated.

The bill adds the executive director of the Parks and Wildlife Department as a member of the existing Texas Groundwater Protection Committee. It also updates outdated agency names in the membership list, such as replacing the old Texas Department of Health and Agricultural Experiment Station titles with their current names. On the ground, one more state agency head gets a seat at the table on groundwater protection starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 14, 2025 and referred to the House Natural Resources committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5574 · 2025-03-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Jeff BarryRHouse 29

ITEM

relating to the membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection Committee.

WHAT IT DOES

One more member, plus outdated agency names get updated.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Mar 14, 2025Filed
Apr 7, 2025Read first time
Apr 7, 2025Referred to Natural Resources

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Jeff Barry

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$59K Texas Sands PAC$33K

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 23, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$100,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 18, 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: 101008627, 101031921, 101068499.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$58,800.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$58,800.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $23,800.00
Total: $58,800.00

polling $17,500.00canvassing $6,300.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 9, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101068499, 101070140.

Texas Sands PAC$33,000.00

Texas Sands PAC

$33,000.00

Cash: $33,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $33,000.00

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 · Jun 9, 2026 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: 101039992, 101070140.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 23, 2025 to Sep 18, 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: 101008627, 101031921, 101068499.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$58,800.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $23,800.00
Total: $58,800.00

polling $17,500.00canvassing $6,300.00

Also funds 42 other sitting lawmakers.

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

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Sep 9, 2026 to Oct 23, 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: 101068499, 101070140.

Texas Sands PAC

$33,000.00

Cash: $33,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $33,000.00

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 · Jun 9, 2026 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: 101039992, 101070140.

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 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

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

Companion

SB 1387 by Zaffirini (identical)

Subjects

Environment--Water

Parks & Wildlife--General

TEXAS A&M AGRILIFE (U64M3)

PARKS & WILDLIFE DEPARTMENT

STATE HEALTH SERVICES, DEPARTMENT OF

Text

The text as introduced · 213 words

89R10074 DRS-D

By: Barry
H.B. No. 5574

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the membership of the Texas Groundwater Protection

Committee.

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

SECTION 1. Section 26.403(c), Water Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(c) The committee is composed of:

(1) the executive director of the commission;

(2) the executive administrator of the Texas Water

Development Board;

(3) the executive director of the Railroad Commission

of Texas;

(4) the commissioner of state health services [ of the

Texas Department of Health ];

(5) the deputy commissioner of the Department of

Agriculture;

(5-a) the executive director of the Parks and Wildlife

Department;

(6) the executive director of the State Soil and Water

Conservation Board;

(7) the executive director [ Director ] of [ the ] Texas

A&M AgriLife Research [ Agricultural Experiment Station ];

(8) the director of the Bureau of Economic Geology of

The University of Texas at Austin;

(9) a representative selected by the Texas Alliance of

Groundwater Districts; and

(10) a representative of the Water Well Drillers and

Water Well Pump Installers Program of the Texas Department of

Licensing and Regulation selected by the executive director of the

department.

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