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Senate bill · 89R

SB 1762

Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to designate certain persons as the operator of an orphaned oil or gas well.

Became law

Effective immediately

Progress

112 days from first to latest action, across 51 recorded actions.

  1. Filed

    Feb 28

  2. Referred to committee

    Mar 13

  3. Heard in committee

    Mar 25

  4. Reported from committee

    Apr 7

  5. Passed first chamber

    Apr 16

  6. Passed second chamber

    May 21

  7. Sent to governor

    May 22

  8. Became law

    Jun 20

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Filled marks are milestones (committee report, floor passage, governor action). Larger marks hold more same-day actions.

Record votes

Each dot is one member, grouped by how they voted.

passage

House · May 20, 2025

Passed 144–0

144 Yea

0 Nay

3 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

passage

House · May 21, 2025

Passed 140–0

140 Yea

0 Nay

2 Absent / not voting

RepublicanDemocraticOther

Full history

Every action recorded by Texas Legislature Online.

  1. Effective immediately

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  2. Signed by the Governor

    Jun 20, 2025 · Governor

  3. Sent to the Governor

    May 22, 2025 · Governor

  4. Signed in the House

    May 22, 2025 · House

  5. Signed in the Senate

    May 22, 2025 · Senate

  6. Reported enrolled

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  7. House passage reported

    May 21, 2025 · Senate

  8. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

    May 21, 2025 · House

  9. Record vote

    May 21, 2025 · House

  10. Passed

    May 21, 2025 · House

  11. Read 3rd time

    May 21, 2025 · House

  12. Record vote

    May 20, 2025 · House

  13. Passed to 3rd reading

    May 20, 2025 · House

  14. Laid out as postponed business

    May 20, 2025 · House

  15. Postponed

    May 19, 2025 · House

  16. Read 2nd time

    May 19, 2025 · House

  17. Placed on General State Calendar

    May 19, 2025 · House

  18. Considered in Calendars

    May 15, 2025 · House

  19. Committee report sent to Calendars

    May 12, 2025 · House

  20. Committee report distributed

    May 12, 2025 · House

  21. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    May 12, 2025 · House

  22. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) State Affairs

    May 7, 2025 · House

  23. Considered in formal meeting

    May 7, 2025 · House

  24. Referred to State Affairs State Affairs

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  25. Read first time

    Apr 22, 2025 · House

  26. Received from the Senate

    Apr 17, 2025 · House

  27. Reported engrossed

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  28. Record vote

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  29. Passed

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  30. Read 3rd time

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  31. Record vote

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  32. Three day rule suspended

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  33. Vote recorded in Journal

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  34. Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  35. Laid before the Senate

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  36. Placed on local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 16, 2025 · Senate

  37. Not again placed on intent calendar

    Apr 10, 2025 · Senate

  38. Placed on intent calendar

    Apr 9, 2025 · Senate

  39. Committee report printed and distributed

    Apr 8, 2025 · Senate

  40. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

    Apr 7, 2025 · Senate

  41. Reported favorably as substituted Business & Commerce

    Apr 7, 2025 · Senate

  42. Vote taken in committee

    Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

  43. Considered in public hearing Business & Commerce

    Apr 3, 2025 · Senate

  44. Left pending in committee

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  45. Testimony taken in committee Business & Commerce

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  46. Considered in public hearing Business & Commerce

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  47. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

    Mar 25, 2025 · Senate

  48. Referred to Business & Commerce Business & Commerce

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  49. Read first time

    Mar 13, 2025 · Senate

  50. Filed

    Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

  51. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

    Feb 28, 2025 · Senate

Authors

In committee

  • Business & Commerce

    Senate

    Referred Mar 13, 2025 · heard Mar 25, 2025 · reported after 25 days

  • State Affairs

    House

    Referred Apr 22, 2025 · heard May 7, 2025 · reported after 15 days

Topics

Energy: ConservationOil & Gas

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