The 84th legislative session ended on June 1, 2015. See the bills that have become law.

Referred bills

Bill Category Caption Date Referred to Committee
HB 224 Commerce
Energy
Other
Public Services
State Agencies
Transportation
Relating to the name and governance of the Railroad Commission of Texas. 02/10/2015
HB 251 Energy
Other
Public Services
State Agencies
Transportation
Relating to a study and report on the feasibility of authorizing the Railroad Commission of Texas or another state regulatory agency to process certain federal oil and gas drilling permit applications. 02/11/2015
HB 497 Energy
Other
Public Services
Transportation
Relating to the applicability of the law governing saltwater pipeline facilities located in the vicinity of public roads. 02/16/2015
HB 539 Budget, Spending, and Taxes
Energy
Legislative Affairs
Municipal and County Issues
Other
State Agencies
Relating to the procedural requirements for the adoption of a municipal regulation, limitation, or prohibition on the production, storage, or transportation of oil or natural gas; authorizing a fee. 02/18/2015
HB 1125 Energy
Immigration
Other
Public Services
Relating to a study on the availability of natural gas utility service in certain counties. 03/02/2015
HCR 63 Commerce
Energy
Legislative Affairs
Resolutions
Urging the U.S. Congress to expedite natural gas exports. 03/02/2015
HB 1106 Commerce
Energy
Environmental
Other
Public Services
State Agencies
Transportation
Relating to the name of the Railroad Commission of Texas. 03/02/2015
HJR 76 Commerce
Energy
Environmental
Legislative Affairs
Other
Public Services
State Agencies
Transportation
Proposing a constitutional amendment to change the name of the Railroad Commission of Texas to the Texas Energy Commission. 03/02/2015
HB 1184 Budget, Spending, and Taxes
Energy
Municipal and County Issues
Other
Relating to authorizing certain utility cost savings and alternative fuel programs as eligible for local government energy savings performance contracts. 03/03/2015
HB 1331 Energy
Environmental
Public Services
Transportation
Relating to the treatment and recycling for beneficial use of certain waste arising out of or incidental to the drilling for or production of oil or gas. 03/05/2015
HB 1552 Energy
Transportation
Relating to oil and gas wells that traverse multiple tracts. 03/09/2015
HB 1575 Commerce
Energy
Housing and Property
Relating to requirements for reporting unclaimed mineral proceeds to the comptroller of public accounts. 03/09/2015
HB 1576 Commerce
Energy
Housing and Property
Relating to requirements for reporting unclaimed mineral proceeds to the comptroller of public accounts. 03/09/2015
HB 1577 Commerce
Energy
Housing and Property
Legal Issues
Relating to notice regarding and abandoned property held in connection with receiverships for certain mineral interests. 03/09/2015
HB 1392 Commerce
Energy
Transportation
Relating to the recovery of stranded oil, gas, or oil and gas from depleting Cenozoic Era reservoirs. 03/09/2015
HB 1633 Energy
Legal Issues
Transportation
Relating to application and notification requirements for a permit to drill an oil or gas well in or near an easement held by the Texas Department of Transportation. 03/09/2015
HB 40 Campaign Finance and Election Issues
Commerce
Energy
Municipal and County Issues
Other
Public Services
State Agencies
Relating to the exclusive jurisdiction of this state to regulate oil and gas operations in this state and the express preemption of local regulation of those operations. 03/11/2015
HR 1145 Commerce
Energy
Legislative Affairs
Resolutions
Urging Congress to expedite the permitting process for the export of liquefied natural gas. 03/11/2015
HB 1823 Campaign Finance and Election Issues
Commerce
Energy
Legal Issues
Public Services
State Agencies
Transportation
Relating to the name and governance of the Railroad Commission of Texas. 03/12/2015
HB 2191 Energy
Other
Technology and Communication
Transportation
Relating to the posting by the Railroad Commission of Texas on its Internet website of certain enforcement information. 03/13/2015
HB 2236 Energy
Environmental
Public Services
Relating to the requirements for the casing and cementing of an oil or gas well. 03/13/2015
HB 2392 Commerce
Energy
Environmental
State Agencies
Relating to the establishment of a residential energy efficiency loan program. 03/13/2015
HB 2003 Commerce
Energy
Housing and Property
Municipal and County Issues
Relating to the applicability of the law governing the mineral use of subdivided land. 03/16/2015
HB 2769 Business and Consumers
Commerce
Energy
Science and Medical Research
Technology and Communication
Relating to the date of expiration of a certain pilot revolving loan program established under the loanstar revolving loan program to provide for energy efficiency measures and renewable energy technology for certain organizations. 03/16/2015
HB 2988 Energy
Public Services
Transportation
Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to adopt certain rules related to ratemaking procedures and to the status of previously adopted rules. 03/16/2015
HB 2932 Education
Public Services
Science and Medical Research
Relating to a study and report by the Bureau of Economic Geology on land shifting 03/16/2015
HB 2901 Energy
State Agencies
Technology and Communication
Transportation
Relating to the filing of a complaint with the Railroad Commission of Texas. 03/16/2015
HB 2855 Campaign Finance and Election Issues
Energy
Municipal and County Issues
Other
Public Services
Transportation
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to prohibit an activity over which the Railroad Commission of Texas has jurisdiction. 03/16/2015
HB 2207 Commerce
Energy
Housing and Property
Relating to the foreclosure sale of property subject to an oil or gas lease. 03/16/2015
HB 2581 Commerce
Energy
Housing and Property
Municipal and County Issues
Relating to governmental actions affecting private property rights in certain oil and gas wells. 03/16/2015
HB 2758 Other
Public Services
Relating to the duties of excavators to notify operators of the location of planned excavations and the duties of operators to mark the location of underground facilities. 03/16/2015
HB 2919 Energy
Environmental
Public Services
State Agencies
Relating to an energy efficiency pilot program for state-owned buildings operated by the Texas Facilities Commission. 03/16/2015
HB 3291 Crime
Energy
Relating to transactions involving oil, gas, or condensate; creating a criminal offense. 03/17/2015
HB 3313 Commerce
Energy
Other
Transportation
Relating to unit operations for oil, gas, or oil and gas production from depleting reservoirs or carbon dioxide storage; authorizing a fee. 03/17/2015
HB 2558 Business and Consumers
Commerce
Public Services
Relating to the length of a billing month for a propane gas customer. 03/17/2015
HB 2256 Public Services
State Agencies
Transportation
Relating to the transfer of functions relating to the rates and services of certain gas utilities, propane distribution system retailers, and submetering from the Railroad Commission of Texas to the Public Utility Commission of Texas. 03/17/2015
HB 3518 Energy
Environmental
Municipal and County Issues
State Agencies
Transportation
Relating to alternative fuel fleets of certain governmental entities, including funding for motor vehicles, infrastructure, and equipment. 03/18/2015
HB 3480 Energy
Environmental
Legal Issues
Relating to air quality permits issued by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality for certain oil and gas facilities. 03/19/2015
HB 3598 Commerce
Energy
Housing and Property
Relating to the applicability of the Private Real Property Rights Preservation Act to certain governmental actions. 03/19/2015
HB 3554 Energy
State Agencies
Transportation
Relating to an oil and gas severance tax credit for the use of incremental production increase techniques. 03/20/2015
HB 3749 Municipal and County Issues
Public Services
Transportation
Relating to the recovery of certain natural gas distribution utility ratemaking proceeding expenses; adding provisions subject to a criminal penalty. 03/23/2015
HB 2238 Energy
Municipal and County Issues
Relating to municipal authority to regulate wind turbines in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the municipality. 03/23/2015
HB 3217 Campaign Finance and Election Issues
Energy
Transportation
Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate an activity over which the Railroad Commission of Texas has jurisdiction. 03/23/2015
HB 3001 Energy
Environmental
Health
Other
Transportation
Relating to the information that an operator of a well on which a hydraulic fracturing treatment is performed is required to disclose. 03/23/2015
HB 2993 Commerce
Energy
Municipal and County Issues
Relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate location of mineral exploration and development activities within its boundaries. 03/23/2015
HB 4044 Budget, Spending, and Taxes
Energy
State Agencies
Relating to the imposition of a fee on a holder of a permit for an oil and gas waste disposal well. 03/23/2015
HB 3809 Campaign Finance and Election Issues
Energy
Environmental
Relating to the regulation of petroleum coke storage and transport. 03/23/2015
HB 4023 Commerce
Energy
Housing and Property
Other
Transportation
Relating to the mineral use of land that has been subdivided for energy development resulting in the generation of electricity. 03/23/2015
HB 3068 Energy
Relating to the information required to be provided by a payor of proceeds from the sale of oil or gas from an oil or gas well to a payee on the request by the payee. 03/23/2015
HB 3044 Campaign Finance and Election Issues
Energy
Other
Public Services
Transportation
Relating to the effect of rules and standards adopted by the Railroad Commission of Texas relating to the pipeline industry on ordinances, orders or rules adopted by political subdivisions. 03/23/2015
HB 3946 Energy
Relating to the effect of operations in a unit created under the provisions of an oil or gas lease following the expiration of the primary term of the lease. 03/23/2015
HB 2991 Commerce
Energy
Housing and Property
Municipal and County Issues
Relating to municipal regulation of minimum setback requirements for mineral exploration and development activities, including providing for and recording of waivers from those requirements. 03/23/2015
HB 3198 Energy
Legal Issues
Other
Transportation
Relating to permitting for injection wells in certain oil and gas producing counties. 03/23/2015
HB 3835 Budget, Spending, and Taxes
Energy
Transportation
Relating to the use of certain alternative fuels by state agency motor vehicles. 03/24/2015
SB 775 Public Services
Relating to the repeal of the goal for natural gas use. 04/30/2015
SB 1589 Commerce
Energy
Housing and Property
State Agencies
Relating to requirements for reporting unclaimed mineral proceeds to the comptroller of public accounts. 05/01/2015
SB 911 Energy
Environmental
Municipal and County Issues
Transportation
Relating to the eligibility for grants for natural gas fueling stations. 05/05/2015
SB 12 Budget, Spending, and Taxes
Energy
Environmental
Municipal and County Issues
State Agencies
Transportation
Relating to alternative fuel fleets of certain governmental entities, including funding for motor vehicles, infrastructure, and equipment. 05/12/2015
HCR 123 Energy
Housing and Property
Legislative Affairs
Other
Requesting the lieutenant governor and the speaker to create a joint interim committee to study compatible land use and regulatory standards for renewable energy development. 05/15/2015

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