Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

House Energy Resources Committee Bills & Legislation

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Texas 2025 - 89th Regular

Texas House Bill HB1647

Filed
12/17/24  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of a theft of petroleum products task force.
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Texas House Bill HB1230

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the requirement of a public hearing on certain applications for a permit to drill an oil or gas well.
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Texas House Bill HB2719

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the name and governance of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
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Texas House Bill HB2762

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the ownership of the pore space underlying the surface of land.
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Texas House Bill HB2766

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the plugging of certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.
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Texas House Bill HB2891

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
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.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1320

Filed
2/14/25  
Out of Senate Committee
4/3/25  
Voted on by House
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment of the organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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Texas House Bill HB2256

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to financial security requirements for operators of oil and gas wells.
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Texas House Bill HB2255

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
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.
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Texas House Bill HB1971

Filed
1/22/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
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.
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Texas House Bill HB3091

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of injection wells used to dispose of oil and gas waste; authorizing a fee.
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Texas House Bill HB2584

Filed
2/7/25  
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
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.
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Texas House Bill HB2612

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to the establishment and functions of the Texas Carbon Dioxide Sequestration Policy Council.
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Texas Senate Bill SB1145

Filed
2/6/25  
Out of Senate Committee
3/5/25  
Voted on by Senate
3/12/25  
Out of House Committee
4/28/25  
Bill Becomes Law
 
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.
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Texas House Bill HB3156

Voted on by House
 
Out of Senate Committee
 
Voted on by Senate
 
Governor Action
 
Bill Becomes Law
 
Relating to fluid oil and gas waste and products and byproducts of that waste.