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TX SB 1150

enacted

Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty.

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

Quick answers

Did TX SB 1150 pass?

Yes. TX SB 1150 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): See remarks for effective date

What is TX SB 1150 about?

TX SB 1150 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty.”.

Who sponsors TX SB 1150?

Geren, Walle, Morales, Eddie and 2 others are the primary sponsors of TX SB 1150, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-02-06
Latest action
2025-06-20 — See remarks for effective date
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Gerenprimary
  • Walleprimary
  • Morales, Eddieprimary
  • Middletonprimary
  • Darbyprimary
  • Blancocosponsor
  • Westcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-02-06

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    filing,introduction

  2. 2025-02-06

    Filed

    filing

  3. 2025-02-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  4. 2025-02-24

    Referred to Natural Resources

    referral-committee

  5. 2025-03-12

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. 2025-03-12

    Considered in public hearing

  7. 2025-03-12

    Testimony taken in committee

  8. 2025-03-12

    Left pending in committee

  9. 2025-04-09

    Posting rule suspended

  10. 2025-04-09

    Considered in public hearing

  11. 2025-04-09

    Vote taken in committee

  12. 2025-04-14

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  13. 2025-04-14

    Committee report printed and distributed

  14. 2025-04-16

    Co-author authorized

  15. 2025-04-16

    Placed on intent calendar

  16. 2025-04-22

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  17. 2025-04-22

    Vote recorded in Journal

  18. 2025-04-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  19. 2025-04-22

    Amendment(s) offered

    amendment-introduction

  20. 2025-04-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  21. 2025-04-22

    Vote recorded in Journal

  22. 2025-04-22

    Passed to engrossment as amended

    amendment-passage

  23. 2025-04-22

    Vote recorded in Journal

  24. 2025-04-22

    Three day rule suspended

  25. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  26. 2025-04-22

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  27. 2025-04-22

    Passed

    passage

  28. 2025-04-22

    Record vote

  29. 2025-04-22

    Reported engrossed

  30. 2025-04-23

    Received from the Senate

    introduction

  31. 2025-04-24

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  32. 2025-04-24

    Referred to Energy Resources

    referral-committee

  33. 2025-05-08

    Considered in formal meeting

  34. 2025-05-08

    Committee substitute considered in committee

    substitution

  35. 2025-05-08

    Reported favorably as substituted

    committee-passage-favorable

  36. 2025-05-16

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  37. 2025-05-19

    Committee report distributed

  38. 2025-05-19

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  39. 2025-05-19

    Considered in Calendars

  40. 2025-05-21

    Placed on General State Calendar

  41. 2025-05-22

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  42. 2025-05-22

    Amended

    amendment-passage

  43. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  44. 2025-05-22

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  45. 2025-05-22

    Amendment fails of adoption

    amendment-failure

  46. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  47. 2025-05-22

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  48. 2025-05-22

    Passed to 3rd reading as amended

    amendment-passage

  49. 2025-05-22

    Record vote

  50. 2025-05-22

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  51. 2025-05-23

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  52. 2025-05-23

    Passed

    passage

  53. 2025-05-23

    Record vote

  54. 2025-05-23

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  55. 2025-05-23

    House passage as amended reported

    amendment-passage

  56. 2025-05-26

    House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  57. 2025-05-26

    Read

  58. 2025-05-26

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  59. 2025-05-26

    Record vote

  60. 2025-05-26

    Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  61. 2025-05-26

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  62. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  63. 2025-05-28

    Signed in the House

    passage

  64. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  65. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  66. 2025-06-20

    See remarks for effective date

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1150 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-04-22 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Hall: no

  • passage to engrossment

    2025-04-22 · pass · 0-0

  • passage

    2025-04-22 · pass · 0-0

  • passage

    2025-05-22 · pass · 139-1

    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
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: yes
    • Campos: 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
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris(C): 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
    • Kitzman: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Little: yes
    • Longoria: 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • 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
    • Pierson: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker: not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Bucy: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • King: absent
    • LaHood: absent
    • Smithe: absent
    • Canales: absent
    • Fairly: absent
    • McQueeney: absent
    • Troxclai: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-23 · pass · 128-0

    Member-level votes (153)
    • Alders: yes
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Cain: 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
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Harrison: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Holt: yes
    • Hopper: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: 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
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lowe: yes
    • Lozano: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Money: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Morgan: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Patterson: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Pierson: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Richardson: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schoolcraft: yes
    • Shaheen: 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
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Absent: absent
    • Campos: absent
    • Garcia: absent
    • J: absent
    • Harris: absent
    • Johnson: absent
    • Paul: absent
    • Smithe: absent
    • Bryant: absent
    • Davis, Y.: absent
    • Dutton: absent
    • Gervin-Hawkins: absent
    • Hayes: absent
    • Little: absent
    • Luther: absent
    • Morales, C.: absent
    • Olcott: absent
    • Reynolds: absent
    • Schatzline: absent
    • Schofield: absent
    • Shofner: absent
    • Virdell: absent
    • Ward Johnson: absent

  • passage

    2025-05-26 · pass · 30-1

    Member-level votes (1)
    • Hall: no

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01100_SB01199/SB 1150.xml

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