Committee

Texas House Energy Resources Committee

Bill Bill Name Progress Referral Date
HB48 Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/17/2025
HB49 Relating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or use. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/17/2025
HB206 Relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 02/27/2025
HB459 Relating to the establishment by the Railroad Commission of Texas of a policy to eliminate the routine flaring of natural gas from wells or other facilities regulated by the commission. Dead 02/28/2025
HB575 Relating to preparation for and response to weather emergencies that affect certain natural gas facilities; increasing the amount of civil and administrative penalties. Dead 03/03/2025
HB1145 Relating to a study regarding the use of perfluoroalkyl and polyfluoroalkyl chemicals in hydraulic fracturing. Dead 03/07/2025
HB1169 Relating to the adoption of a comprehensive plan to protect oil and gas infrastructure in this state. Dead 03/07/2025
HB1174 Relating to a requirement that an applicant for a permit to drill an oil or gas well submit a gas capture plan for the well. Dead 03/07/2025
HB1190 Relating to the reduction of methane gas flaring on land dedicated to the permanent university fund. Dead 03/07/2025
HB1230 Relating to the requirement of a public hearing on certain applications for a permit to drill an oil or gas well. Dead 03/10/2025
HB1285 Relating to inspections and examinations by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain sites and facilities conducted using unmanned aircraft. Dead 03/10/2025
HB1335 Relating to underground facility safety. Dead 03/10/2025
HB1647 Relating to the establishment of a theft of petroleum products task force. Dead 03/12/2025
HB1808 Relating to the regulation and management of produced water from oil and gas operations. Dead 03/14/2025
HB1971 Relating to an exemption for drillers or operators of closed-loop geothermal injection wells from certain requirements applicable to persons involved in activities under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2255 Relating to the rights of the owner of the surface of the land on which certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas are located in connection with the performance of certain tests on the well. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2256 Relating to financial security requirements for operators of oil and gas wells. Dead 03/14/2025
HB2584 Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue permits for the land application of water produced from certain mining and oil and gas extraction operations. Dead 03/17/2025
HB2612 Relating to the establishment and functions of the Texas Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Policy Council. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2663 Relating to the affirmation required to be made by an operator as part of an application to the Railroad Commission of Texas for an extension of the deadline for plugging an inactive well; providing an administrative penalty. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/18/2025
HB2719 Relating to the name and governance of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Dead 03/18/2025
HB2762 Relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2766 Relating to the plugging of certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Dead 03/19/2025
HB2890 Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/19/2025
HB2891 Relating to the imposition of administrative, civil, and criminal penalties for violating certain statutes under the jurisdiction of, rules or orders adopted by, or licenses, permits, or certificates issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas; increasing criminal penalties. Dead 03/19/2025
HB3035 Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3091 Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of injection wells used to dispose of oil and gas waste; authorizing a fee. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3125 Relating to establishment by the Texas Workforce Commission of a geothermal energy workforce education and training initiative. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3156 Relating to fluid oil and gas waste and products and byproducts of that waste. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3158 Relating to imposition of application fees for certain permits and permit amendments for the disposal of oil and gas waste. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3240 Relating to the establishment of the Texas geothermal energy production policy council. Dead 03/20/2025
HB3334 Relating to wildfire prevention, mitigation, and response at certain wells under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty. Dead 03/21/2025
HB3506 Relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact. Dead 03/24/2025
HB3516 Relating to the availability of certain working papers and electronic communications of certain administrative law judges and technical examiners under the public information law. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/24/2025
HB3619 Relating to the rights and liabilities of the owner of the surface estate of the tract of land on which a well to be plugged or replugged by the Railroad Commission of Texas is located. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/25/2025
HB3652 Relating to a study by the Railroad Commission of Texas regarding the creation of a strategic gas and petroleum product reserve in this state. Dead 03/25/2025
HB3707 Relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense. Dead 03/26/2025
HB3791 Relating to the time frame required for excavation notification. Dead 03/26/2025
HB3911 Relating to the plugging or replugging of certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4021 Relating to the declaration of an oil or gas emergency by the Railroad Commission of Texas and the liability of a person for assistance, advice, or resources provided in relation to an oil or gas emergency. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4041 Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to impose an administrative penalty on a propane distribution system retailer. Dead 03/27/2025
HB4042 Relating to the applicability of certain safety provisions and regulatory fees administered by the Railroad Commission of Texas to gas distribution pipelines. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 03/27/2025
HB4384 Relating to the recovery of certain costs associated with a gas utility's plant, facilities, or equipment placed in service. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/01/2025
HB4426 Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/02/2025
HB4495 Relating to the spacing and density requirements applicable to certain oil and gas wells. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4572 Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain pits used for the storage and disposal of oil and gas waste. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4612 Relating to the rights of certain parties in connection with the performance of certain tests on certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4835 Relating to the pipeline transport and geologic storage of certain substances under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4891 Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of certain commercial facilities that dispose of oil and gas waste; imposing a fee. Dead 04/03/2025
HB4941 Relating to the establishment of a strategic fuel reserve program in this state. Dead 04/03/2025
HB5003 Relating to notice and hearing requirements for applications for permits for certain commercial oil and gas waste disposal facilities. Dead 04/03/2025
HB5103 Relating to the abandonment of mineral proceeds for purposes of certain unclaimed property laws. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5105 Relating to the imposition on a payor of proceeds of production from an oil or gas well of a duty to notify a payee when payments to the payee are suspended. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5106 Relating to the information a payor of the proceeds of production from an oil and gas well is required to provide a payee. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5123 Relating to financial assurance requirements for operators under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5186 Relating to information relied on by the Railroad Commission of Texas for purposes of rules involving rainfall estimates. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5224 Relating to the designation of certain natural gas facilities as seasonally critical. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5475 Relating to a study and report on the Underground Facility Damage Prevention and Safety Act. Dead 04/07/2025
HB5600 Relating to incentives for the development of the clean hydrogen industry in this state, including tax benefits, loans, and grants for clean hydrogen projects, clean hydrogen workforce development, hydrogen powered motor vehicles, and certain items used to produce clean hydrogen. Dead 04/07/2025
HJR107 Proposing a constitutional amendment protecting the right to engage in the exploration for and production and export of oil, gas, and other minerals. Dead 03/12/2025
SB290 Relating to notice to property owners regarding certain stationary LP-gas installations. Dead 04/22/2025
SB494 Relating to the establishment of a theft of petroleum products task force. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
SB879 Relating to an exemption for drillers or operators of closed-loop geothermal injection wells from certain requirements applicable to persons involved in activities under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/17/2025
SB1145 Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue permits for the land application of water produced from certain mining and oil and gas extraction operations. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
SB1146 Relating to the plugging or replugging of certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/09/2025
SB1147 Relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/17/2025
SB1150 Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/24/2025
SB1320 Relating to the establishment of the organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Texas Department of Public Safety. Dead 04/22/2025
SB1759 Relating to the declaration of an oil or gas emergency by the Railroad Commission of Texas and the liability of a person for assistance, advice, or resources provided in relation to an oil or gas emergency. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
SB1806 Relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
SB2122 Relating to imposition of application fees for certain permits and permit amendments for the disposal of oil and gas waste. Signed/Enacted/Adopted 04/22/2025
SB2949 Relating to the regulation of certain facilities and operators engaged in the motor fuel transport or export business; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a civil penalty. Dead 04/29/2025