Monitoring the SessionSB 2731
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.
Own taxable land or live there. Just voting there no longer counts.
The bill changes who can sit on the board of a municipal utility district. A director must be at least 18, a Texas resident citizen, and either own taxable land in the district or have a principal residence there; simply being a qualified voter in the district no longer counts on its own. Sitting directors finish 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 by Rep. Swanson (Did not pass) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.DO-OVER. Reworked text of a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1793 by Rep. Swanson (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.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Mar 13, 2025 and referred to the Senate Local Government committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-SB2731 · 2025-03-13
relating to the qualifications for serving as a member of the board of directors of a municipal utility district.
Own taxable land or live there. Just voting there no longer counts.
The bill changes who can sit on the board of a municipal utility district. A director must be at least 18, a Texas resident citizen, and either own taxable land in the district or have a principal residence there; simply being a qualified voter in the district no longer counts on its own. Sitting directors finish their terms, and the new rule applies to anyone elected or appointed on or after September 1, 2025.
[ ] NONE FOUND
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
THE TEXT
“own land subject to taxation in the district or have a principal residence in the district”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill tightens the qualifications for serving on a municipal utility district board, tying directors to land ownership or a principal residence in the district.
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The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Oct 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.
$15,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 5, 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
$15,000.00
Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamDerived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 5, 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
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 Rep. Swanson, different lead author · Did not pass · reworked
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 Senate · Filed Mar 13, 2025
04/03/2025 S Referred to Local Government
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 · Local Government · Final status: Died in committee
Special Districts & Authorities--Municipal Utility Districts
The text as introduced · 274 words
By: Cook S.B. No. 2731 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) own land subject to taxation in the district or have a principal residence 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.