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HB2847   Signed by the Governor
Referred to House Energy Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican
Referred to Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas over and a study of the production, pipeline transportation, and storage of hydrogen.
Bipartisan Bill, authored by Darby; Morales, Eddie
Co-authors:
Sponsors: Sparks
Co-sponsors: Hinojosa; West

View at Texas Legislature Online

Fri 2/24/2023


(H) Filed
(H) Drew Darby signed onto the bill as Author
 

Tue 3/14/2023


(H) Referred to the House Energy Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Mon 4/3/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Energy Resources Committee met and decided to leave this bill pending without objection.
 

Mon 4/10/2023


(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) House Energy Resources Committee met and voted for passage. Ayes (Goldman; Anderson; Bailes; Craddick; Darby; Gerdes; Guerra; Thierry; Zwiener) Absents (Morales, Eddie; Anchía)
 

Mon 4/24/2023


(H) Referred to the House Calendars Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Fri 4/28/2023


(H) Eddie Morales signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Thu 5/4/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 1001 (HB 2847 was passed)

RV#1001: Yeas 141 (R 82, D 59) - Nays 1 (R 1, D 0)
View in House Legislative Journal

Yea - Allison; Anchía; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Cain; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Herrero; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, A.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Murr; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Spiller; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, S.; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Zwiener

Nay - Slaton

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Campos: "When Record No. 1001 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Garcia: "When Record No. 1001 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Tue 5/9/2023


(S) Referred to the Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee, chaired by a Republican
 

Wed 5/17/2023


(S) Considered in public hearing
 

Sun 5/21/2023


(S) Placed on intent calendar
(S) Record Vote (Senate Third Reading)

Senate Vote: Yeas 31 (R 19, D 12) - Nays 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hall; Hancock; Hinojosa; Huffman; Hughes; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; LaMantia; Menéndez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; Springer; West; Whitmire; Zaffirini

 

Thu 5/25/2023


(H) Record Vote No. 2102 (The motion to concur in the senate amendments to HB 2847 prevailed)

RV#2102: Yeas 135 (R 76, D 59) - Nays 5 (R 5, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Allison; Anderson; Ashby; Bailes; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Burns; Burrows; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Clardy; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Darby; Davis; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Flores; Frank; Frazier; Gamez; Garcia; Gates; Gerdes; Gervin-Hawkins; Goldman; González, J.; González, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris, C. E.; Harris, C. J.; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holland; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jetton; Johnson, J. D.; Johnson, J. E.; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kacal; King, K.; King, T.; Kitzman; Klick; Kuempel; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo-Wilson; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morrison; Muñoz; Neave Criado; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Ortega; Patterson; Paul; Perez; Plesa; Price; Ramos; Raney; Raymond; Reynolds; Rogers; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schaefer; Schatzline; Schofield; Shaheen; Sherman; Shine; Slawson; Smith; Smithee; Stucky; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thierry; Thimesch; Thompson, E.; Thompson, S.; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vo; Walle; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Harrison; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Cain: "When Record No. 2102 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Vasut: "When Record No. 2102 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)


 

Sun 5/28/2023


(H) Signed in the House
 

Mon 5/29/2023


(S) Signed in the Senate


Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Benavides, Tannya for Commission Shift Action
 

For

(Mon 4/3/2023) Testifying before House Energy Resources as Boone, Charles for self (with Ingleside on the Bay Coastal Watch Association)
(Wed 5/17/2023) Testifying before Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development as Chick, Craig for Texas Hydrogen Alliance
(Mon 4/3/2023) Testifying before House Energy Resources as King, Robert for AES Corporation
(Mon 4/3/2023) Testifying before House Energy Resources as Leyden, Colin for Environmental Defense Fund (EDF)
(Mon 4/3/2023) Testifying before House Energy Resources as Mazur, Jeremy for Texas 2036
(Wed 5/17/2023) Testifying before Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development as Mazur, Jeremy for Texas 2036
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Belsick, Michael for self
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Beving, Rita for self
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development as Bionat, Christian for Greater Houston Partnership
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Carter, Teddy for Devon Energy
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Chick, Craig for Texas Hydrogen Alliance
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development as Flippin, Kenneth for Texas Chapter US Green Building Council
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Gibson, Kari for ConocoPhillips
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Giesinger, Ross for Air Liquide
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Jacob, Carl for self
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Landwehr, Martha for BASF Corporation
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Lyssy, Briana for Baker Hughes
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development as Lyssy, Briana for Baker Hughes
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development as Mcclellan, Suzi for AES Corporation
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Messer, Judd for Advanced Power Alliance
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development as Norton, Cole for Cummins
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Omey, Samantha for ExxonMobil
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development as Reed, Cyrus for Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Reed, Cyrus for Sierra Club Lone Star Chapter
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Shelley, Adrian for Public Citizen
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Shifflett, Susan for Texas Clean Fuels Alliance
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Williams, Julie for Chevron
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as Woomer, Eric for GTI Energy
(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development as Woomer, Eric for GTI Energy
 

On

(Wed 5/17/2023) Registering before Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development as Dubiel, Natalie for Railroad Commission of Texas
(Mon 4/3/2023) Registering before House Energy Resources as French, Kari for Railroad Commission of Texas



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