Texas House
Drew Darby
Republican. House, district 72.
Emaildrew.darby@house.texas.gov
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officialBills they sponsored
64 bills sponsored this session
Relating to the jurisdiction of the county courts at law in Tom Green CountyHB 5697 · this session · introduced Apr 30, 2025
Referred to Judiciary & Civil JurisprudenceRelating to a criminal associate judge in Coke, Concho, Irion, Runnels, Schleicher, Sterling, and Tom Green CountiesHB 5620 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to notice of a public hearing at which the board of directors of an appraisal district will consider the appraisal district budgetHB 5578 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Reported from s/c favorably with substituteRelating to certain best management practices and to certain requirements for the design, construction, and operation of certain wind and solar power facilities in this stateHB 5576 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to designate certain persons as the operator of an orphaned oil or gas wellHB 5568 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to the procedure for the adoption by the board of regents of The University of Texas System of a rate and damage schedule for the management of university landHB 5523 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Land & Resource ManagementRelating to the procedure for action on certain applications for an amendment to a water rightHB 5518 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Natural ResourcesRelating to sexually explicit artificially generated images and videosHB 5517 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Referred to Criminal JurisprudenceRelating to the treatment and beneficial use of fluid oil and gas waste and related material, including a limitation on liability for that treatment or useHB 49 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public SafetyHB 48 · this session · introduced Mar 14, 2025
Effective immediatelyRelating to financial assurance requirements for operators under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of TexasHB 5123 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Referred to Energy ResourcesRelating to the regulation of campaign treasurer appointments and related matters and the content of and posting of information contained in a campaign treasurer appointment; providing a civil penaltyHB 5111 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Received from the HouseRelating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildingsHB 5109 · this session · introduced Mar 13, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to notice submitted to state and local contractors of complaints alleging a violation of certain prevailing wage lawsHB 4536 · this session · introduced Mar 12, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to the recovery of certain expenses by an electric utility or a water and sewer utility in a rate proceedingHB 4427 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
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Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilitiesHB 4426 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the recovery of certain costs associated with a gas utility's plant, facilities, or equipment placed in serviceHB 4384 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
Effective immediatelyRelating to an exemption from sales and use taxes for certain tangible personal property used in hydraulic fracturingHB 4382 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to a qualifying cogenerator that serves a large load and a colocated desalination facilityHB 4290 · this session · introduced Mar 11, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a uHB 4136 · this session · introduced Mar 10, 2025
PostponedRelating to the charging of swipe fees on certain electronic payment transactions; authorizing a civil penaltyHB 4124 · this session · introduced Mar 7, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to the partition or voluntary sale of real property owned by certain cotenants; amending the Uniform Partition of Heirs' Property ActHB 4011 · this session · introduced Mar 6, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to the interconnection and operation of large loadsHB 3970 · this session · introduced Mar 6, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to the plugging or replugging of certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of TexasHB 3911 · this session · introduced Mar 6, 2025
Laid on the table subject to callRelating to an exemption of the transfer of certain rights in water from certain disclosure requirements applicable to the transfer of certain interests in real propertyHB 3901 · this session · introduced Mar 6, 2025
Laid on the table subject to callRelating to the removal of battery energy storage facilitiesHB 3809 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the licensing and regulation of advanced practice registered nurses and the payment of independent advanced practice registered nurses in certain government employee health plansHB 3794 · this session · introduced Mar 5, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales and use taxesHB 3746 · this session · introduced Mar 4, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to the effect of a tax certificate accompanying a transfer of certain propertyHB 3710 · this session · introduced Mar 4, 2025
Laid on the table subject to callRelating to the Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizing feesHB 3503 · this session · introduced Feb 27, 2025
Referred to Human ServicesRelating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and poles of an electric cooperativeHB 3448 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
PostponedRelating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and pole charges of an electric cooperativeHB 3445 · this session · introduced Feb 26, 2025
Left pending in subcommitteeRelating to discriminatory practices by a health benefit plan issuer, pharmacy benefit manager, and third-party payor and certain prescription drug manufacturers, distributors, and related persons with respect to certainHB 3265 · this session · introduced Feb 25, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to the regulation of real estate appraisers and appraisal management companiesHB 3250 · this session · introduced Feb 24, 2025
See remarks for effective dateRelating to rules providing for certification of issues to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in contested cases referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings by the commissionHB 3249 · this session · introduced Feb 24, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to school personnel and public school operations, including the eligibility of certain employees for unemployment compensation benefitsHB 3190 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Referred to Public EducationRelating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain previously inactive restimulation wells; providing a civil penaltyHB 3159 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Effective on 1/1/26Relating to imposition of application fees for certain permits and permit amendments for the disposal of oil and gas wasteHB 3158 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Laid on the table subject to callRelating to interim rates charged by electric utilities during a rate suspension periodHB 3157 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Referred to Business & CommerceRelating to fluid oil and gas waste and products and byproducts of that wasteHB 3156 · this session · introduced Feb 21, 2025
Referred to Energy ResourcesRelating to the election of certain entities to participate in the uniform group coverage program for active school employees; imposing a feeHB 3126 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher educationHB 3100 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Referred to Higher EducationRelating to manufacturer fees for operation of a real-time electronic logging system to track over-the-counter sales of ephedrine, pseudoephedrine, or norpseudoephedrine; imposing a fee; authorizing an administrative penHB 3078 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Committee report sent to CalendarsRelating to the approval of a certificate of convenience and necessity for certain transmission projectsHB 3069 · this session · introduced Feb 20, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to the periodic elimination of generic transmission constraints in the ERCOT power regionHB 3044 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Left pending in committeeRelating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public SafetyHB 3035 · this session · introduced Feb 19, 2025
Referred to Energy ResourcesRelating to liability for capturing and storing carbon dioxideHB 2790 · this session · introduced Feb 13, 2025
Placed on General State CalendarRelating to the authority of the chief appraiser of an appraisal district to require a person allowed an exemption from ad valorem taxation of a residence homestead to file a new application or confirm the person's curreHB 2730 · this session · introduced Feb 12, 2025
Effective immediatelyRelating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalitiesHB 2713 · this session · introduced Feb 12, 2025
Effective immediatelyRelating to test years used for ratemaking purposes by certain water and sewer utilitiesHB 2712 · this session · introduced Feb 12, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the establishment of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Authority and a Texas nuclear permitting officerHB 2678 · this session · introduced Feb 11, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating 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 penHB 2663 · this session · introduced Feb 11, 2025
Effective immediatelyRelating to the exemption from ad valorem taxation of certain property owned by a charitable organization that is engaged in providing housing and related facilities and services to persons who are at least 62 years of aHB 2525 · this session · introduced Feb 6, 2025
Effective on 1/1/26Relating to the operations and administration of the Concho County Hospital DistrictHB 2438 · this session · introduced Feb 5, 2025
Laid on the table subject to callRelating to the selection by the board of directors of the West Coke County Hospital District of a depository bank for the districtHB 2379 · this session · introduced Feb 4, 2025
Laid on the table subject to callRelating to exempting certain transactions from regulation by the Texas Real Estate CommissionHB 2349 · this session · introduced Feb 3, 2025
Laid on the table subject to callRelating to repairs made pursuant to a residential or manufactured home tenant's notice of intent to repair and the provision of notice regarding a residential or manufactured home tenant's security depositHB 2037 · this session · introduced Jan 23, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25Relating to the eligibility of an organization to receive surplus agricultural products under certain grants awarded by the Department of AgricultureHB 2002 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2025
Referred to Economic DevelopmentRelating 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 TexHB 1971 · this session · introduced Jan 22, 2025
Laid on the table subject to callRelating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by condominium unit owners' associations and property owners' associationsHB 1926 · this session · introduced Jan 16, 2025
Laid on the table subject to callRelating to the classification of certain entities as primarily engaged in retail trade for purposes of the franchise taxHB 1769 · this session · introduced Jan 8, 2025
Laid on the table subject to callRelating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts over health and safety and nuisance abatement ordinancesHB 1749 · this session · introduced Jan 7, 2025
Laid on the table subject to callRelating to the appointment of spoken language interpreters for certain court proceedingsHB 1748 · this session · introduced Jan 7, 2025
Referred to State AffairsRelating to the provision of counseling services by certain providers under Medicaid and reimbursement for those servicesHB 1716 · this session · introduced Dec 30, 2024
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