Armando Walle, Texas State Representative of 140th District (D) | https://www.facebook.com/RepWalle/
Armando Walle, Texas State Representative of 140th District (D) | https://www.facebook.com/RepWalle/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to Class A water and sewer utility rate increases’’.
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 regarding rate increases for Class A water and sewer utilities. It restricts utilities or multiple utilities under common ownership from filing a statement of intent to increase rates more than once in a 36-month period, except in cases of financial hardship determined by the regulatory authority. Furthermore, any rate change cannot result in an increase of more than 20% for any class or category of ratepayers. The bill stipulates that these changes apply only to applications for rate increases filed on or after the effective date of Sept. 1, 2025. Applications filed before this date remain subject to the previous law.
Armando Walle, chair of the House Committee on Appropriations - S/C on Articles VI, VII, & VIII and member of the House Committee on Licensing & Administrative Procedures, proposed another 16 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Walle graduated from the University of Houston with a BS and again from University of Houston with a JD.
Armando Walle is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 140th House district. He replaced previous state representative Kevin Bailey in 2009.
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 3696 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the provision by railroad companies of hazardous material incident training to certain fire and emergency medical personnel and peace officers |
| HB 3648 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to local control of the employment matters of sheriff's department employees in certain counties |
| HB 3043 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the persons entitled to request a public hearing from the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality related to the construction of a concrete plant |
| HB 2573 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to Medicaid coverage and reimbursement of doula services |
| HB 1513 | 03/12/2025 | Relating to the location and operation of certain concrete batch plants |
| HB 1498 | 03/11/2025 | Relating to the monitoring of emissions from certain concrete plants |
| HB 798 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to certain rights and duties of residential tenants and landlords; increasing the amount of civil penalties |
| HB 777 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the places a public employer may provide for employees to express breast milk |
| HB 757 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the Medicaid eligibility of certain women following a pregnancy |
| HB 740 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the eligibility of certain students enrolled in a postsecondary educational institution for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits |
| HB 731 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to certain duties of the Texas Maternal Mortality and Morbidity Review Committee |
| HB 697 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the applicability of prohibitions on municipal or county regulations on the rental or leasing of housing accommodations |
| HB 660 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to employee caseload limit goals for child and adult protective services and child-care licensing services and call processing goals for certain of those services |
| HB 480 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to required provision of workers' compensation insurance coverage for employees of building and construction contractors and subcontractors |
| HB 314 | 02/28/2025 | Relating to eligibility for supplemental nutrition assistance program benefits |
| HB 193 | 02/27/2025 | Relating to the minimum wage |
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