Signed by Governor Authored by Drew Darby (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the affirmation required to be made by an operator as part of an application to the Railroad Commission of Texas for an extension of the deadline for plugging an inactive well; providing for the imposition of a penalty. Initially Referred to House Energy Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Natural Resources Committee, chaired by a Republican Joint authors: King (R); Morales, E. (D) Sponsors: Birdwell (R) Co-sponsors: Blanco (D)
(H) Blanco signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Birdwell signed onto the bill as Sponsor
Feb 11, 2025
(H) Darby signed onto the bill as Author (H) Filed
Mar 18, 2025
(H) Read first time (H) Referred to the House Energy Resources, chaired by a Republican
Mar 24, 2025
(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
Mar 31, 2025
(H) House Energy Resources met. (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Committee substitute considered in committee (H) Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 4, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 7, 2025
(H) King signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Morales, E. signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Committee report distributed (H) Committee report sent to Calendars
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(H) Reported engrossed (S) Received from the House
May 7, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Natural Resources, chaired by a Republican
May 14, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee (S) Posting rule suspended (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee
May 15, 2025
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 19, 2025
(S) Co-sponsor authorized (S) Placed on intent calendar (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote
20250519_HB2663_2R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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(S) Record vote (H) Senate passage reported (H) Reported enrolled
May 20, 2025
(H) Signed in the House (S) Signed in the Senate (E) Sent to the Governor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
Against
(Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Stephanie Mace for AARP
For
(Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H Energy Resources as Craig Cowden for self (with Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association) (Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before S Natural Resources as Currie Smith for self (with Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association) (Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before S Natural Resources as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club (Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H Energy Resources as Dale Smith for self (with Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association) (Wed 5/14/2025) Testifying before S Natural Resources as James Henderson for self (with Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association) (Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H Energy Resources as Jennifer Owen for Texas Land and Mineral Owners Association (Mon 3/24/2025) Testifying before H Energy Resources as Karr Ingham for Texas Alliance of Energy Producers (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as ANITA KNIGHT for self (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau (Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Blake Roach for Texas Farm Bureau (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Charles Maley for self (with South Texans' Property Rights Association) (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Chris Hosek for BP (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Colin Leyden for Environmental Defense Fund (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Gabriela Perdichizzi for Texas Association of Business (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Glenda Pittman for self (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Jack Fleet for self (with National Association of Royalty Owners) (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Jerrod Jones for Apache Corporation (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Jimmy Carlile for Fasken Oil and Ranch (Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Jimmy Carlile for Fasken Oil and Ranch (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Julie Range for self (with Commission Shift Action) (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Julie Williams for Chevron (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Liza Binkley for self (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Michael Lozano for Permian Basin Petroleum Association (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Molly Smith for self (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Sarah Berel-Harrop for self (Wed 5/14/2025) Registering before S Natural Resources as Steven Deline for self (Mon 3/24/2025) Registering before H Energy Resources as Teddy Carter for Devon Energy
