Monitoring the SessionSB 2701
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 rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
No special higher water or sewer rate just for the tax-exempt.
The bill bars Texas cities from charging a higher water or sewer rate that applies only to entities exempt from sales tax or property tax. It touches city-run water and sewer utilities and tax-exempt entities that buy service from them. Starting September 1, 2025, a city cannot set a special higher rate for tax-exempt customers compared with other customers getting comparable service.
Labels: DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R SB 1334 (Died in committee). 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.QUICK READ: 115 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 115 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).
89R-SB2701 · 2025-03-13
relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.
No special higher water or sewer rate just for the tax-exempt.
The bill bars Texas cities from charging a higher water or sewer rate that applies only to entities exempt from sales tax or property tax. It touches city-run water and sewer utilities and tax-exempt entities that buy service from them. Starting September 1, 2025, a city cannot set a special higher rate for tax-exempt customers compared with other customers getting comparable service.
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No fiscal note in the loaded record.
No verified beat found.
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$0 raised since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 spent Jan 1, 2026 to Jun 30, 2026. Published total from the filed report. Flow, Jan 1, 2026 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 1 of 1 filed reports carry a published figure.
Report 101060909: Published total from the filed report. Retrieved Oct 29, 2026. Filed report 101060909
$0 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.
MoneyMissing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
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 Sen. Creighton, same lead author · Died in committee · reworked
Introduced textLast action, Apr 28, 2023: Referred to Natural Resources
Relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas Senate · Filed Mar 13, 2025
04/03/2025 S Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Water, Agriculture and Rural Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
HB 685 by Bell, Cecil (identical)
City Government--Utilities
Taxation--Property-Exemptions
Utilities--Water & Sewer
WATER & SEWER SERVICE
The text as introduced · 115 words
89R1266 CS-F By: Creighton S.B. No. 2701 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to rates established by municipalities for water or sewer service for certain entities. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 552, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 552.916 to read as follows: Sec. 552.916. PROHIBITION ON RATE DISCRIMINATION. A municipality may not establish a rate for water or sewer utility service applicable only to entities that qualify for a sales tax or ad valorem tax exemption that is higher than a rate established for entities that receive comparable utility service. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.