HB 5676: bill giving a Williamson County MUD eminent domain

Caption

relating to the eminent domain authority of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40.

Summary

The ban on condemnation gets deleted.

The bill deletes the section of state law that bars the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 from using eminent domain. That touches the district and landowners inside or near it, whose property the district could now take for its projects through condemnation. Once it passes with a two-thirds vote, the district gets the same eminent domain power most utility districts already have.

Labels

Labels: QUICK READ: 114 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 114 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).GOT HALFWAY. Passed the House on May 10, 2025. Died in the Senate: never got out of the Local Government committee.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB5676 · 2025-04-14

SOLD BY

Rep. Terry M. WilsonRHouse 20

ITEM

relating to the eminent domain authority of the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40.

WHAT IT DOES

The ban on condemnation gets deleted.

The bill deletes the section of state law that bars the Williamson County Municipal Utility District No. 40 from using eminent domain. That touches the district and landowners inside or near it, whose property the district could now take for its projects through condemnation. Once it passes with a two-thirds vote, the district gets the same eminent domain power most utility districts already have.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 21, 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

Apr 14, 2025Filed
Apr 17, 2025Read first time
Apr 17, 2025Referred to Land & Resource Management
May 1, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 1, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 1, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
May 1, 2025Left pending in committee
May 2, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 2, 2025Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent
May 2, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 7, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 7, 2025Committee report distributed
May 8, 2025Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
May 8, 2025Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
May 10, 2025Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
May 10, 2025Read 2nd time
May 10, 2025Passed to engrossment
May 10, 2025Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
May 10, 2025Read 3rd time
May 10, 2025Passed
May 10, 2025Record vote RV#1985
May 10, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 10, 2025Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
May 10, 2025Reported engrossed
May 12, 2025Received from the House
May 21, 2025Read first time
May 21, 2025Referred to Local Government

FILED UNDER

DEBT AND SPECIAL DISTRICTS

THE TEXT

“Section 8141.0307, Special District Local Laws”…

Bill text, House committee report version (H)

This local bill repeals one special district's ban on eminent domain, letting that utility district take private land.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 82 yea · 46 nay

Sources

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

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Terry M. Wilson

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$414K Texas Conservative Majority PAC$231KKenneth Mongold$25,000

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 29, 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$413,658.18

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$413,658.18

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $378,658.18
Total: $413,658.18

mail $190,451.68advertising $178,456.50polling $8,750.00Other filed descriptions $1,000.00

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 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 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: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.

Texas Conservative Majority PAC$231,075.00

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$231,075.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $181,075.00
Total: $231,075.00

canvassing $157,125.00polling $23,950.00

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 · Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 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: 101067580, 101071564.

Kenneth Mongold$25,000.00

Money

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

×

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$413,658.18

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $378,658.18
Total: $413,658.18

mail $190,451.68advertising $178,456.50polling $8,750.00Other filed descriptions $1,000.00

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 27, 2025 to Oct 20, 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: 101007854, 101030352, 101067580, 101071564.

×

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

$231,075.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $181,075.00
Total: $231,075.00

canvassing $157,125.00polling $23,950.00

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 · Aug 25, 2026 to Oct 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: 101067580, 101071564.

Votes1

House May 10, 2025

Yea: 82
Nay: 46
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 7
Excused: 11

Names

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

House journal

The shared roll contains conflicting member evidence. Those positions remain conflicting.

Holt is listed as excused in the shared roll and nay in this bill's list. That position remains conflicting.

Troxclair is listed as excused in the shared roll and nay in this bill's list. That position remains conflicting.

Sources

Record 1985

HB 5676 (Alders, Ashby, Bonnen, Buckley, Bumgarner, Cain, Capriglione, Cook, Cunningham, Curry, Dean, DeAyala, Dyson, Harrison, Hickland, Holt, Hopper, Hull, Isaac, LaHood, Lambert, Leach, Leo Wilson, Little, Lowe, Luther, McQueeney, Metcalf, Money, Noble, Olcott, Oliverson, Patterson, Pierson, Richardson, Schatzline, Schoolcraft, Shofner, Slawson, Spiller, Swanson, Tinderholt, Toth, Troxclair, Vasut, Villalobos, Virdell, and Wharton - no) (82 - 46 - 2)

Shared roll motion

The following bills which were considered on second reading on the previous legislative day on the local, consent, and resolutions calendar were laid before the house, read third time, and passed by the following record vote (members registering votes and the results of the vote are shown following the bill number). (Record 1985): 128 Yeas, 0 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

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

Yea: 82 (published)
Nay: 46 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 7 (derived from named list)
Excused: 11 (derived from named list)

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

Witnesses2

For: 2
Against: 0
On: 0

Names

For

Butler Family Partnership1 registration
Butler family partnership1 registration

Sources

2 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

House witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version E · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version E · May 21, 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 Apr 14, 2025

05/21/2025 S Referred to Local Government

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · House Committee Report · Engrossed

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

House committee · Land & Resource Management · Committee vote 7 aye, 0 nay, 2 absent · Out of committee

Senate committee · Local Government · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

WILLIAMSON COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT NO. 40 (DN1FH)

Property Interests--Eminent Domain

Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts

Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility

Text

The text as introduced · 114 words

89R17018 SCR-F

By: Wilson
H.B. No. 5676

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the eminent domain authority of the Williamson County

Municipal Utility District No. 40.

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

SECTION 1. Section 8141.0307, Special District Local Laws

Code, is repealed.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. As

provided by Section 17(c), Article I, Texas Constitution, if this

Act does not receive a two-thirds vote of all the members elected to

each house, this Act does not take effect.

Verdict: No flags

The receipt

SOLD BY

ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texas Conservative Majority PAC

House May 10, 2025

For