SB 3058

Post Oak Savannah district can spend export fees on roads

Did not pass

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

Initial review · graded Oct 22, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to certain improvements made and programs developed by the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District.

Caption from analyzed text · version H.

Summary

Groundwater export fees it already collects, now on county roads.

This bill lets the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District spend the groundwater export fees it already collects on county roads and on local groundwater environmental programs and infrastructure. It touches the district, the counties it partners with, and whoever pays its export fees. To spend the money this way, the district must sign an agreement with a county that a majority of its board approves and renews every year, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: GOT HALFWAY. Passed the Senate on May 14, 2025. Died in the House: voted out of the Natural Resources committee 9-1, no floor vote.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB3058 · 2025-04-22

SOLD BY

Sen. Lois KolkhorstRSenate 18

ITEM

relating to certain improvements made and programs developed by the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District.

WHAT IT DOES

Groundwater export fees it already collects, now on county roads.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · May 5, 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 22, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Apr 24, 2025Permission to introduce
Apr 24, 2025Read first time
Apr 24, 2025Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
May 5, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 5, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 5, 2025Testimony taken in committee
May 5, 2025Vote taken in committee
May 5, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
May 5, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
May 5, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
May 14, 2025Placed on local & uncontested calendar
May 14, 2025Laid before the Senate
May 14, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
May 14, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
May 14, 2025Three day rule suspended
May 14, 2025Record vote
May 14, 2025Read 3rd time
May 14, 2025Passed
May 14, 2025Record vote
May 14, 2025Reported engrossed
May 14, 2025Received from the Senate
May 16, 2025Read first time
May 16, 2025Referred to Natural Resources
May 21, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
May 21, 2025Considered in public hearing
May 21, 2025Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
May 21, 2025Left pending in committee
May 22, 2025Considered in formal meeting
May 22, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
May 24, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
May 24, 2025Committee report distributed
May 24, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 25, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 27, 2025Placed on General State Calendar

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

Senate · 28 yea · 3 nay

Sources

Senate: Final passage · May 14, 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

Lois Kolkhorst

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$60K Border Health PAC$35K SRR Ranches, LLC$30K

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 · Jul 11, 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$60,000.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$60,000.00

Cash: $60,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $60,000.00

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 · Nov 19, 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.

Report IDs: 101007416, 101012417, 101070754.

Border Health PAC$35,000.00

Border Health PAC

$35,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $35,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 6, 2024. 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: 101012417.

SRR Ranches, LLC$30,000.00

SRR Ranches, LLC

$30,000.00

Cash: $30,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $30,000.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 23, 2024 to Oct 8, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 23, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 101012417, 101070754.

Money

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

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$60,000.00

Cash: $60,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $60,000.00

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 · Nov 19, 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.

Report IDs: 101007416, 101012417, 101070754.

Border Health PAC

$35,000.00

Cash: $35,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $35,000.00

Also funds 17 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 28, 2024 to Aug 26, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Dec 6, 2024. 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: 101012417.

SRR Ranches, LLC

$30,000.00

Cash: $30,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $30,000.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Oct 23, 2024 to Oct 8, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Oct 23, 2024 to Oct 1, 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: 101012417, 101070754.

Votes3

Senate May 14, 2025

Final passage

Yea: 28
Nay: 3
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

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

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records final passage. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

CSSB 3058 (Kolkhorst) Relating to certain improvements made and programs developed by the Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District. (viva voce vote) (28-3) "Nays" Eckhardt, Hughes, Middleton (28-3) "Nays" Eckhardt, Hughes, Middleton

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

Yea: 28 (published)
Nay: 3 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

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

Senate May 14, 2025

Suspension of the three-day rule

Yea: 28
Nay: 3
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

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

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records suspension of the three-day rule. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Sources

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

Yea: 28 (published)
Nay: 3 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

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

Senate May 14, 2025

Passage to engrossment

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

The journal row lists three votes in order: passage to engrossment, suspension of the three-day rule, and final passage. This entry records passage to engrossment. Repeated tallies belong to separate votes.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

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

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

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

Witnesses7

For: 6
Against: 1
On: 0

Names

For

Burleson County2 registrations
Samsung1 registration
Self; Milam County Government1 registration
Self; Post Oak Savannah GCD1 registration
Self; Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District1 registration

Against

BlueWater Systems1 registration

Sources

7 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.

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

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version S · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version S · May 5, 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 Senate · Filed Apr 22, 2025

05/27/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report

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

Companion

HB 5687 by Gerdes (identical)

Subjects

POST OAK SAVANNAH GROUNDWATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT (D28MD)

Special Districts & Authorities--Groundwater Conserve Dist.

Special Districts & Authorities--Water & Utility

Water--Conservation (I097L)

Text

The text as introduced · 207 words

89R22329 MP-F

By: Kolkhorst
S.B. No. 3058

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to certain improvements made and programs developed by the

Post Oak Savannah Groundwater Conservation District.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 8865, Special District

Local Laws Code, is amended by adding Section 8865.1025 to read as

follows:

Sec. 8865.1025. IMPROVEMENTS FOR ROADS AND ENVIRONMENTAL

PROGRAMS AND INFRASTRUCTURE. (a) The district must enter into an

agreement with a county to make improvements or develop programs or

infrastructure under this section. The agreement must be approved

by a majority of the board and renewed annually.

(b) The district may use export fees authorized under

Section 8865.151(c) to:

(1) improve county roads as necessary for the district

to inspect wells operated by the district; and

(2) develop environmental programs and infrastructure

related to groundwater in the district.

SECTION 2. Section 8865.151(d), Special District Local Laws

Code, is amended to read as follows:

(d) Fees authorized by this section may be:

(1) assessed annually; [ and ]

(2) used to pay the cost of operating the district ; and

(3) used as provided by Section 8865.1025 .

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.