Texas legislation · 89th Legislature 2nd Special Session
Texas HB117: Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county.
Status: In committee, August 22, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county.
From the introduced text, August 15, 2025:
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 240, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 240.912 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 240.912.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: REGULATION OF IMPERVIOUS COVER IN ] [ADDED: UNINCORPORATED AREA. The commissioners court of a county may ] [ADDED: regulate impervious cover located in the unincorporated area of the ] [ADDED: county for the purpose of:] [] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: promoting the development of flood projects, as ] [] [ or] [ADDED: (4)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: promoting nature-based features to reduce ] [ADDED: flooding.] SECTION 2. This Act takes effect on the 91st day after the last day of the legislative session.
Sponsors
- Erin Zwiener (D, HD-045) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Left pending in committee
- : Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- : Committee substitute considered in committee
- : Considered in public hearing
- : Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- : Posting rule suspended
- : Referred to Disaster Preparedness & Flooding
- : Read first time
- : Filed
Subjects: County Government--General, Water--Development, FLOODS, County Government--Land Use & Zoning
Common questions
- What is HB117?
- HB117 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature 2nd Special Session): Relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county.
- What does HB117 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the authority of a county to regulate impervious cover in the unincorporated area of the county.
- What is the status of HB117?
- In committee as of August 22, 2025. Latest action: Left pending in committee (August 22, 2025).
- Who sponsored HB117?
- Erin Zwiener (D, HD-045).
- Where is the official record for HB117?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=892&Bill=HB00117
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