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HB3159

Signed by Governor
Authored by Drew Darby (R)
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Caption: Relating to a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain restimulation wells; providing a civil penalty.
Initially Referred to House Ways & Means Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Finance Committee, chaired by a Republican

HB 3159 amends the Texas Tax Code to create a severance tax exemption for oil and gas produced from certain restimulation wells. The exemption applies to qualifying wells that meet specific criteria, such as those having undergone restimulation treatments. Hydrocarbons from these wells are exempt from severance tax for up to 36 months or until the tax exemption equals the lesser of $750,000 or the restimulation costs. Operators must apply to the Railroad Commission of Texas for well certification and then to the comptroller for the exemption. The bill also includes penalties for false claims and provides for civil enforcement.

Sponsors: King (R)

Feb 21, 2025

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

Mar 20, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House Ways & Means, chaired by a Republican

Apr 21, 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

May 7, 2025

(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted

May 8, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed

May 9, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
(H) Considered in Calendars

May 11, 2025

(H) Placed on General State Calendar

May 14, 2025

(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#2547: Yea 121 (R 68, D 53) - Nay 7 (R 3, D 4)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; 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.; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Slawson; Smithee; Swanson; Talarico; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu
Nay - Cain; Goodwin; Hayes; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales Shaw; Oliverson
Absent - Bernal; Bowers; Gates; Hefner; Little; Luther; Richardson; Shofner
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris; Simmons
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Ana-Maria Rodriguez Ramos: "When Record No. 2547 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Christian Manuel: "When Record No. 2547 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Chris Turner: "When Record No. 2547 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Gary Gates: "When Record No. 2547 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)
Linda Garcia: "When Record No. 2547 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Maria Luisa "Lulu" Flores: "When Record No. 2547 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Nicole Collier: "When Record No. 2547 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Rafael Anchia: "When Record No. 2547 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Venton Jones: "When Record No. 2547 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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May 15, 2025

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

RV#2656: Yea 115 (R 77, D 38) - Nay 23 (R 3, D 20)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dyson; Fairly; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gerdes; Geren; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hefner; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Money; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Richardson; Romero; Schatzline; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Zwiener
Nay - Bernal; Cole; Collier; Flores; Garcia, L.; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Hayes; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; LaHood; Meza; Moody; Rodriguez Ramos; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Simmons; Turner; Wu
Absent - Bowers; Gates; Little; Morgan; Schofield; Virdell
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris; Reynolds
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Jon Rosenthal: "When Record No. 2656 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Marc LaHood: "When Record No. 2656 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Penny Morales Shaw: "When Record No. 2656 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote present, not voting." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Rhetta Bowers: "When Record No. 2656 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Ron Reynolds: "When Record No. 2656 was taken, I was shown voting present, not voting. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Wesley Virdell: "When Record No. 2656 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted present, not voting." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Reported engrossed
(S) Received from the House

May 16, 2025

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

May 21, 2025

(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Failed to receive affirmative vote in comm.

May 23, 2025

(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Committee report printed and distributed

May 26, 2025

(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

20250526_HB3159_2R: Yea 29 (R 20, D 9) - Nay 2 (R 0, D 2)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini
Nay - Cook; Eckhardt
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(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250526_HB3159_3R: Yea 29 (R 20, D 9) - Nay 2 (R 0, D 2)
Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini
Nay - Cook; Eckhardt
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(S) Record vote
(H) Senate passage reported

May 27, 2025

(H) Reported enrolled
(H) Signed in the House

May 28, 2025

(E) Sent to the Governor

(H) King signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Amy Frazier for self
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Steven Deline for self

For

(Mon 4/21/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Dean Foreman for Texas Oil and Gas Association (TXOGA)
(Mon 4/21/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Ed Longanecker for TIPRO
(Mon 4/21/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Travis McCormick for Panhandle Producers and Royalty Owners Assoc
(Mon 4/21/2025) Testifying before H Ways & Means as Tricia Davis for self (with Texas Royalty Council)
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Amy Maxwell Biard for self (with Aethon Energy)
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Barry Smitherman for self (with Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance)
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Chris Hosek for Halliburton
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Craig Chick for Murphy Oil Corporation
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Gil Bujano for Bpx energy
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Greg Macksood for Hilcorp Energy
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Jay Allison for self (with Milestone Environmental Services)
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Jay Brown for Repsol
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Jim Cohn for EP Energy E&P Company, LLC
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Jim Cohn for Protege Energy lll LLC
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Jim Cohn for Verdun Oil & Gas LLC
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Jim Cohn for Verdun Oil & Gas LLC
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Jim Cohn for Verdun Oil & Gas LLC
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Julie Moore for Oxy
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Julie Williams for Chevron
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Kari Gibson for ConocoPhillips
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Karr Ingham for Texas Alliance of Energy Producers
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Mark Vane for Civitas Resources
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Michael Lozano for Permian Basin Petroleum Association
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Robert Wood for Texas Association of Manufacturers (TAM)
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Royce Poinsett for Coterra
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Samantha Omey for ExxonMobil
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Teddy Carter for Devon Energy
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Trace Finley for Port of Corpus Christi Authority
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Trace Finley for Texas Independent Produced Water Association

(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Lynn Pham for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts
(Mon 4/21/2025) Registering before H Ways & Means as Shannon Brandt for Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts