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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

Quick answers

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

  1. 2025-03-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-04-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-14

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-14

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-14

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-16

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-04-16

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  9. 2025-04-16

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  10. 2025-04-24

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  11. 2025-04-24

    Committee report distributed

  12. 2025-04-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  13. 2025-04-30

    Considered in Calendars

  14. 2025-05-02

    Placed on General State Calendar

  15. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  16. 2025-05-05

    Point of order sustained

  17. 2025-05-05

    Returned to committee

  18. 2025-05-07

    Considered in formal meeting

  19. 2025-05-07

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  20. 2025-05-07

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  21. 2025-05-12

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  22. 2025-05-12

    Committee report distributed

  23. 2025-05-12

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  24. 2025-05-13

    Considered in Calendars

  25. 2025-05-15

    Placed on General State Calendar

Versions

Documents

Votes

Not provided by source.

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

Attribution

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