Stan Kitzman, Texas State Representative of the 85th district (R) | https://www.facebook.com/StanKitzmanTX/
Stan Kitzman, Texas State Representative of the 85th district (R) | https://www.facebook.com/StanKitzmanTX/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to acquiring real property interests for environmental mitigation required for water projects’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
The bill amends the Water Code to address environmental mitigation for water projects. It requires individuals proposing such projects to attempt to mitigate adverse environmental effects by offering property owners a contract to maintain their land through an easement, rather than buying the property outright. Property owners can reject these offers, and if no agreement is reached, the project proposer may acquire the land by other means. If easement-based mitigation is not achieved, a report detailing the reasons must be submitted to the board. The bill takes effect Sept. 1, 2025.
Stan Kitzman, chair of the House Committee on Appropriations - S/C on Article III and member of the House Committee on Appropriations, proposed another 11 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Kitzman graduated from Texas A&M University in 1988 with a BS.
Stan Kitzman is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 85th House district. He replaced previous state representative Phil Stephenson in 2023.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5563 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the overnight parking of a commercial motor vehicle in or near certain residential subdivisions |
| HB 5549 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the regulation and planning of on-site sewage disposal systems; authorizing and increasing a criminal penalty; increasing the amount of a fee |
| HB 5467 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to creating the criminal offense of continuous manufacture or delivery of a controlled substance |
| HB 5379 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to increasing the punishment for certain intoxication offenses and creating the criminal offense of continuous driving while intoxicated |
| HB 4630 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the regulation of artesian water wells by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality |
| HB 4625 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the design-build method for certain government construction projects |
| HB 4566 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to a written request for access to or information from a property owners' association's books and records |
| HB 4266 | 04/01/2025 | Relating to the application of the professional prosecutors law to the county attorney of Fayette County |
| HB 1550 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the regulation of veterinary professionals and facilities by the State Board of Veterinary Medical Examiners and the temporary administration of the board by the Department of Licensing and Regulation |
| HB 3123 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the powers and duties of a personal bond or personal bond and pretrial supervision office |
| HB 2737 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to land development regulation of communities using manufactured homes and motor vehicles for long-term residences by certain counties |
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