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Texas House Energy Resources Committee
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Bill | Bill Name | Progress | Referral Date |
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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 |