SB1145

Signed by Governor
Authored by Brian Birdwell (R)
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Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue permits for the land application of water produced from certain mining and oil and gas extraction operations.
Initially Referred to Senate Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House Energy Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 1145 grants the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) the authority to issue permits for the land application of treated water produced from mining and oil and gas operations. The bill directs TCEQ to establish water quality standards to prevent surface and groundwater pollution. This change expands regulatory oversight over water disposal and reuse in extractive industries.

Primary authors: Sparks (R)
Co-authors: Blanco (D); Eckhardt (D)
Sponsors: Landgraf (R)

Feb 6, 2025


(S) Sparks signed onto the bill as Primary Author
(S) Birdwell signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Feb 24, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Natural Resources, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 5, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Vote taken in committee
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
 

Mar 11, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Mar 12, 2025


(S) Blanco signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Eckhardt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Constitutional 60-Day
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

20250312_SB1145_2R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250312_SB1145_3R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Mar 13, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 9, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Energy Resources, chaired by a Republican
 

Apr 24, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Laid out in lieu of companion
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#666: Yea 136 (R 77, D 59) - Nay 9 (R 9, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Little; Lowe; Olcott; Richardson; Schatzline; Tinderholt; Toth; Vasut

Absent - Martinez Fischer; Meyer; Morales Shaw

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

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

Penny Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 666 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)

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Apr 29, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#794: Yea 137 (R 77, D 60) - Nay 9 (R 9, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Cain; Harrison; Lowe; Money; Olcott; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Tinderholt; Toth

Absent - Ordaz

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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(S) House passage reported
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(S) Reported enrolled
 

Apr 30, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
 

May 1, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor
 

May 13, 2025


(E) Signed by the Governor
(E) Effective on 9/1/25
 


(S) Landgraf signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 3/5/2025) Testifying before S Natural Resources as Cyrus Reed for
(Wed 3/5/2025) Testifying before S Natural Resources as Michael Lozano for Permian Basin Petroleum Association
(Wed 3/5/2025) Testifying before S Natural Resources as Todd Staples for Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA)
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Caleb Troxclair for Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Caleb Troxclair for WaterBridge
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Chris Hosek for Bp
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Chris Hosek for Halliburton
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Chris Hosek for Pilot water Solutions
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Doug White for NGL Energy Partners
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Ed Longanecker for TIPRO
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Gabriela Perdichizzi for Texas Association of Business
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Greg Macksood for Devon Energy
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Jason Modglin for Western Midstream
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Jeremy Mazur for Texas 2036
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Jerrod Jones for self (with Apache Corporation)
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Jimmy Carlile for Fasken Oil and Ranch
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Julie Williams for Chevron
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Kari Gibson for ConocoPhillips
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Samantha Omey for ExxonMobil
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Spencer Robnett for self (with Deep Blue)
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Trace Finley for Texas Independent Produced Water Association
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Travis McCormick for Panhandle Producers & Royalty Owners Assoc
 

On

(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Leslie Savage for Railroad Commission of Texas
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Phillip Ledbetter for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)
(Wed 3/5/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Robert Sadlier for Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ)



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