Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty
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Officially: “Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Feb 6, 2025
Filed · Feb 6, 2025
Read first time · Feb 24, 2025
Referred to Natural Resources · Feb 24, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 12, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 12, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 12, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 12, 2025
Posting rule suspended · Apr 9, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 9, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 9, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Apr 14, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Apr 14, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 16, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Apr 16, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 22, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 22, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 22, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 22, 2025
Amended · Apr 22, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 22, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Apr 22, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 22, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 22, 2025
Record vote · Apr 22, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 22, 2025
Passed · Apr 22, 2025
Record vote · Apr 22, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 22, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 23, 2025
Read first time · Apr 24, 2025
Referred to Energy Resources · Apr 24, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 8, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 8, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 8, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 16, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 19, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 19, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 19, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 21, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 22, 2025
Amended · May 22, 2025
Record vote · May 22, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 22, 2025
Amendment fails of adoption · May 22, 2025
Record vote · May 22, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 22, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 22, 2025
Record vote · May 22, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 22, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 23, 2025
Passed · May 23, 2025
Record vote · May 23, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 23, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 23, 2025
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate · May 26, 2025
Read · May 26, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 26, 2025
Record vote · May 26, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported · May 26, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 26, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 27, 2025
Signed in the House · May 28, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 28, 2025
Signed by the Governor · Jun 20, 2025
See remarks for effective date · Jun 20, 2025
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7
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
Recorded votes
SBi1150 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-23 · Yeas 128, Nays 0, Present, not voting 1
Canales CSSB 1150, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-22 · Yeas 139, Nays 1, Present, not voting 1
(10)iithe failure rates of fluid level and pressure tests required by the commission, disaggregated by: (A)iithe number of years a well has been inactive; and (B)iithe oil and gas division district; and (11)iia determination of the average cost for each foot of well depth of plugging an inactive well in each oil and gas division district during the previous state fiscal year Amendment No. 2 failed of adoption byHouse · 2025-05-22 · Yeas 56, Nays 86, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 1 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-22 · Yeas 141, Nays 0, Present, not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
Every fact on this page links to its source, starting with the official bill record. Last action: See remarks for effective date (Jun 20, 2025).