Monitoring the SessionHB 602
Died in committee
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
relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Registered voters in the district no longer qualify. Taxable land required.
The bill changes who can sit on the board of a municipal utility district. Today a person can serve if they own taxable land in the district or are a registered voter there, but the bill strikes the voter option so only owners of taxable land in the district qualify. Directors already serving keep their seats for the rest of their terms, and the new rule applies to anyone elected or appointed on or after September 1, 2025.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1793 (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1793 (Did not pass). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Land & Resource Management committee on Apr 3, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.
89R-HB602 · 2024-11-12
relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.
Registered voters in the district no longer qualify. Taxable land required.
The bill changes who can sit on the board of a municipal utility district. Today a person can serve if they own taxable land in the district or are a registered voter there, but the bill strikes the voter option so only owners of taxable land in the district qualify. Directors already serving keep their seats for the rest of their terms, and the new rule applies to anyone elected or appointed on or after September 1, 2025.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Fiscal note · version I · April 2, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
The bill limits seats on municipal utility district boards to people who own taxable land in the district, ending the path for residents who are only registered voters there.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 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.
$314,216.50
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 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: 101029008, 101031437, 101068777, 101071636.
$116,200.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 18, 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: 101068777, 101071636.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$314,216.50
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Jun 27, 2025 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: 101029008, 101031437, 101068777, 101071636.
$116,200.00
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.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Sep 18, 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: 101068777, 101071636.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Fiscal note · version I · April 2, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Swanson, same lead author · Did not pass · same text
Introduced textLast action, May 21, 2023: Vote taken in committee
Relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Nov 12, 2024
04/03/2025 H Left pending in committee
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 · Land & Resource Management · Final status: Died in committee
Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts
Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility
The text as introduced · 272 words
89R4098 JBD-D By: Swanson H.B. No. 602 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 54.102, Water Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 54.102. QUALIFICATIONS FOR DIRECTORS. To be qualified to serve as a director, a person shall : (1) be at least 18 years old ; (2) be [ , ] a resident citizen of the State of Texas ; [ , ] and (3) [ either ] own land subject to taxation in the district [ or be a qualified voter within the district ]. SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act does not affect the entitlement of a member serving immediately before the effective date of this Act on the board of directors of a district to which Section 54.102, Water Code, applies to continue to carry out the board's functions for the remainder of the member's term. The change in law applies only to a member of the board of directors of such a district elected or appointed on or after the effective date of this Act. This Act does not prohibit a person who is a member of the board of directors of such a district on the effective date of this Act from being reelected or reappointed to the board if the person has the qualifications required for a member under Section 54.102, Water Code, as amended by this Act. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
