Jay Dean, Texas State Representative of 7th district | https://www.jaydeanfortexas.com/
Jay Dean, Texas State Representative of 7th district | https://www.jaydeanfortexas.com/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the requirements for obtaining an interbasin water transfer permit’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the Water Code to refine the application process for obtaining an interbasin water transfer permit. It mandates that applications detail the contract price for the water, categorize proposed uses, and outline associated costs, alongside a mandatory affirmation of water conservation and drought measures in the receiving basin to prevent waste. The commission reviewing applications must consider the water needs of both the origin and receiving basins, alternative water supplies, economic impacts, and effects on current water rights and habitats. The bill specifies that these stipulations apply to applications filed on or after Sept. 1, 2025, with prior applications governed by existing laws at their time of filing.
Jay Dean, chair of the House Committee on Insurance and member of the House Committee on Energy Resources, proposed another eight bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Dean graduated from Louisiana State University in 1975 with a BA.
Jay Dean is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 7th House district. He replaced previous state representative David Simpson in 2017.
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 2529 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the annual state salary supplement for certain county judges |
| HB 4009 | 03/27/2025 | Relating to employer health benefit plans that do not include state-mandated health benefits |
| HB 3213 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to excavation for the installation of buried fiber-optic cable |
| HB 3212 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to providing for a reduction of the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year in which the owner qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption based on the amount by which the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead reduced the appraised value of the owner's former residence homestead for the last tax year in which the owner qualified the former residence homestead for a residence homestead exemption |
| HB 3207 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of intoxication assault; increasing a criminal penalty |
| HB 2959 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2275 in Gregg County as the Bill Stoudt Parkway |
| HB 1940 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the clarification of the authority of an appraisal office to approve and implement a plan providing for the reappraisal of property in the appraisal district less frequently than annually |
| HB 1925 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers |
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