Relating to permit application review and contested case procedures for environmental permits involving a project to construct or modify a liquefied natural gas export terminal; authorizing a fee
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Officially: “Relating to permit application review and contested case procedures for environmental permits involving a project to construct or modify a liquefied natural gas export terminal; authorizing a fee.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Mar 7, 2025
Filed · Mar 7, 2025
Read first time · Mar 17, 2025
Referred to Natural Resources · Mar 17, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Mar 26, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Mar 26, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Mar 26, 2025
Left pending in committee · Mar 26, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 2, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 2, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · Apr 7, 2025
Recommended for local & uncontested calendar · Apr 7, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Apr 7, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 9, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 16, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Apr 16, 2025
Co-author authorized · Apr 24, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 24, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 24, 2025
Read 2nd time · Apr 24, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 24, 2025
Amended · Apr 24, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 24, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · Apr 24, 2025
Amended · Apr 24, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 24, 2025
Passed to engrossment as amended · Apr 24, 2025
Vote recorded in Journal · Apr 24, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 24, 2025
Record vote · Apr 24, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 24, 2025
Passed · Apr 24, 2025
Record vote · Apr 24, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 24, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 25, 2025
Read first time · Apr 28, 2025
Referred to Environmental Regulation · Apr 28, 2025
Considered in formal meeting · May 2, 2025
Committee substitute considered in committee · May 2, 2025
Reported favorably as substituted · May 2, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 9, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 9, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 10, 2025
Considered in Calendars · May 16, 2025
Placed on General State Calendar · May 20, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 20, 2025
Amendment(s) offered · May 20, 2025
Postponed · May 20, 2025
Laid out as postponed business · May 20, 2025
Amended · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading as amended · May 20, 2025
Record vote · May 20, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 20, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 21, 2025
Passed · May 21, 2025
Record vote · May 21, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 21, 2025
House passage as amended reported · May 21, 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
Reported enrolled · May 27, 2025
Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported · May 27, 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
Effective on 9/1/25 · Jun 20, 2025
The numbers
7
sponsors on the bill
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Recorded votes
The motion prevailedSenate · 2025-05-26 · Yeas 29, Nays 2
SB 2037 - (consideration continued) SB 2037 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-21 · Yeas 109, Nays 29, Present, not voting 3
CSSB 2037, as amended, was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-20 · Yeas 124, Nays 16, Present, not voting 2
Amendment No. 1 was adopted byHouse · 2025-05-20 · Yeas 142, Nays 0, Present, not voting 1
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: Effective on 9/1/25 (Jun 20, 2025).