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TX SB 1759

enacted

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.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · upper

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1759 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1759 has been enacted into law as of 2025-05-27. Latest recorded action (2025-05-27): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX SB 1759 about?

TX SB 1759 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “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.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1759?

Birdwell, Dyson, Darby are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1759.

Introduced
2025-02-28
Latest action
2025-05-27 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Birdwellprimary
  • Dysonprimary
  • Darbyprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-28

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-28

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-03-13

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-03-13

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-26

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-26

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-26

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-26

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-02

    Considered in public hearing

  10. 2025-04-02

    Vote taken in committee

  11. 2025-04-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  12. 2025-04-07

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  13. 2025-04-07

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-04-16

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  15. 2025-04-16

    Laid before the Senate

    receipt

  16. 2025-04-16

    Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    reading-2

  17. 2025-04-16

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-04-16

    Three day rule suspended

  19. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  20. 2025-04-16

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  21. 2025-04-16

    Passed

    passage

  22. 2025-04-16

    Record vote

  23. 2025-04-16

    Reported engrossed

  24. 2025-04-17

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  25. 2025-04-22

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  26. 2025-04-22

    Referred to Energy Resources

    referral-committee

  27. 2025-04-24

    Considered in formal meeting

  28. 2025-04-24

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  29. 2025-04-24

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-04-28

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  31. 2025-04-28

    Committee report distributed

  32. 2025-04-29

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  33. 2025-05-05

    Laid out in lieu of companion

  34. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  35. 2025-05-05

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  36. 2025-05-05

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  37. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  38. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  39. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  40. 2025-05-06

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-05-06

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  42. 2025-05-12

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  43. 2025-05-12

    Read

  44. 2025-05-12

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  45. 2025-05-12

    Record vote

  46. 2025-05-12

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  47. 2025-05-12

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  48. 2025-05-14

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  49. 2025-05-15

    Signed in the House

    passage

  50. 2025-05-15

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  51. 2025-05-27

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  52. 2025-05-27

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 147-0

    Member-level votes (152)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Luther: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Lopez: absent
    • J: absent
    • Smithe: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-12 · pass · 30-0

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Gutierrez: absent

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01700_SB01799/SB 1759.xml

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