Bill Commons

TX HB 4511

died on adjournment

Relating to wind energy agreements and the right of a surface estate owner to capture and employ wind energy.

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

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Did TX HB 4511 pass?

No. TX HB 4511 died when the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) adjourned without final action on it. Bills that die this way are sometimes reintroduced in a later session. Latest recorded action (2025-05-15): Placed on General State Calendar

What is TX HB 4511 about?

TX HB 4511 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to wind energy agreements and the right of a surface estate owner to capture and employ wind energy.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 4511?

Smithee is the primary sponsor of TX HB 4511.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-05-15 — Placed on General State Calendar
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Smitheeprimary

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

Newest first

  1. 2025-05-15

    Placed on General State Calendar

  2. 2025-05-13

    Considered in Calendars

  3. 2025-05-12

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  4. 2025-05-12

    Committee report distributed

  5. 2025-05-12

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  6. 2025-05-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  7. 2025-05-07

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  8. 2025-05-07

    Considered in formal meeting

  9. 2025-05-05

    Returned to committee

  10. 2025-05-05

    Point of order sustained

  11. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  12. 2025-05-02

    Placed on General State Calendar

  13. 2025-04-30

    Considered in Calendars

  14. 2025-04-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  15. 2025-04-24

    Committee report distributed

  16. 2025-04-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  17. 2025-04-16

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  18. 2025-04-16

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  19. 2025-04-16

    Considered in formal meeting

  20. 2025-04-14

    Left pending in committee

  21. 2025-04-14

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  22. 2025-04-14

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-04-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  25. 2025-03-12

    Filed

    filing

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Documents

Votes

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Related bills

No related bills recorded for this bill.

Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04500_HB04599/HB 4511.xml

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