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Committee members
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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