Bill Commons

TX HB 4426

enacted

Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.

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

Quick answers

Did TX HB 4426 pass?

Yes. TX HB 4426 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective on 9/1/25

What is TX HB 4426 about?

TX HB 4426 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 4426?

Darby, Zaffirini are the primary sponsors of TX HB 4426, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-04-02
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective on 9/1/25
Bill type
bill
Last updated

Subjects

Sponsors

  • Darbyprimary
  • Zaffiriniprimary
  • Cookcosponsor
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-11

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-04-02

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-04-02

    Referred to Energy Resources

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-07

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-07

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-07

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-14

    Considered in public hearing

  8. 2025-04-14

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  9. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-14

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  11. 2025-04-14

    Left pending in committee

  12. 2025-04-17

    Considered in formal meeting

  13. 2025-04-17

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  14. 2025-04-17

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  15. 2025-04-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  16. 2025-04-24

    Committee report distributed

  17. 2025-04-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  18. 2025-05-05

    Considered in Calendars

  19. 2025-05-07

    Placed on General State Calendar

  20. 2025-05-07

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  21. 2025-05-07

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  22. 2025-05-07

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-05-07

    Record vote

  24. 2025-05-07

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  25. 2025-05-08

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  26. 2025-05-08

    Passed

    passage

  27. 2025-05-08

    Record vote

  28. 2025-05-08

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  29. 2025-05-08

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-05-09

    Received from the House

    introduction

  31. 2025-05-12

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-05-12

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-05-21

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  34. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  35. 2025-05-21

    Left pending in committee

  36. 2025-05-21

    Considered in public hearing

  37. 2025-05-21

    Vote taken in committee

  38. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  39. 2025-05-22

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  40. 2025-05-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  41. 2025-05-23

    Co-sponsor authorized

  42. 2025-05-23

    Placed on intent calendar

  43. 2025-05-23

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  44. 2025-05-23

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  45. 2025-05-23

    Vote recorded in Journal

  46. 2025-05-23

    Three day rule suspended

  47. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  48. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  49. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  50. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  51. 2025-05-24

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  52. 2025-05-24

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  53. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the House

    passage

  54. 2025-05-25

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  55. 2025-05-26

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  56. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  57. 2025-06-20

    Effective on 9/1/25

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-07 · pass · 125-0

    Member-level votes (151)
    • 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
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cook: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Darby: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Lopez, J.: 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 Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Olcott: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schatzline: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Slawson: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Tinderholt: yes
    • Toth: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Virdell: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Canales: absent
    • Craddick: absent
    • Curry: absent
    • Gámez: absent
    • Gerdes: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Harris Davila: absent
    • Hefner: absent
    • Hunter: absent
    • Kitzman: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Morales, E.: absent
    • Orr: absent
    • Patterson: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Perez, M.: absent
    • Rose: absent
    • Tepper: absent
    • Walle: absent
    • DeAyala: absent
    • Longoria: absent
    • Vasu: absent
  • passage

    2025-05-08 · pass · 143-0

    Member-level votes (154)
    • 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
    • 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
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dorazio: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: 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
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Lopez, J.: 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
    • Smithee: 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
    • Absent: absent
    • Cain: absent
    • Longori: absent
    • Davis: absent
    • Y: absent
    • Garcia Hernandez: absent
    • Jones: absent
    • V: absent
    • Slawso: absent
  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 4426 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-23 · pass · 31-0

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