SB1806

Regular Session

Relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.

CriticalImmediate action required

Medium Cost

Effective:2025-09-01

Enforcing Agencies

Department of Public Safety (DPS) • Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) • Local Law Enforcement Agencies • County and District Attorneys

Compliance Analysis

Key implementation requirements and action items for compliance with this legislation

Implementation Timeline

Effective Date: September 1, 2025
Compliance Deadline: September 1, 2025
*Note:* Criminal penalties apply to any conduct occurring on or after this date. There is no grace period for operations.
Agency Rulemaking:
DPS Deadline: January 1, 2026. The Department of Public Safety must adopt rules for training officers on cargo tank inspections and forensic sampling.
Regulatory Gray Zone: Between Sept 1, 2025, and Jan 1, 2026, the law is in effect, but standardized inspection protocols will not yet be codified. This creates a high-risk period for roadside stops where officer discretion is unchecked.

Immediate Action Plan

1. Audit Vendor List: Immediately run all active crude/condensate sellers against the RRC active operator database. Suspend any vendor without a valid P-5.
2. Update Dispatch Software: Hard-code a requirement for "Initial Owner" identity on all electronic run tickets and manifests.
3. Equip Fleet: Ensure cargo tanks have accessible sampling ports or that drivers carry appropriate keys to prevent forced entry/damage by law enforcement during inspections.
4. Issue Legal Hold: Prepare a "Dawn Raid" protocol for field offices. If a disposal well is flagged for unpermitted operation, it is now a crime scene, not a regulatory inspection.

Operational Changes Required

Contracts

Master Service Agreements (MSAs): You must amend MSAs with trucking/transport vendors immediately. Include indemnification clauses specifically addressing the driver's failure to identify the "initial owner" on manifests, which is now a criminal predicate.
Purchase Agreements: Update crude and condensate purchase contracts to include a mandatory warranty that the seller possesses a valid, active RRC P-5 Organization Report.
Disposal Agreements: Commercial disposal facilities (SWDs) must update intake agreements to refuse any load that does not explicitly document the originating lease/operator.

Hiring/Training

Driver Protocols: Update driver safety manuals regarding DPS "comprehensive inspections." Drivers must be trained to facilitate forensic sampling of cargo tanks without violating OSHA standards or causing environmental spills.
Procurement Staff: Accounts Payable and Procurement teams require training to perform "Hard Stop" verifications. They must verify a seller’s RRC authorization status *before* issuing a purchase order or payment.

Reporting & Record-Keeping

Run Tickets/Manifests: Dispatch software must be updated to make the "Initial Owner" (Operator/Lease Name) a mandatory field. Drivers cannot accept "blind" loads.
Vendor Verification Logs: Maintain a timestamped audit trail proving you verified a seller's RRC status prior to transaction. This is your primary affirmative defense against charges of unauthorized purchasing.
Seizure Receipts: If DPS extracts a sample for forensic analysis, drivers must obtain a chain-of-custody receipt to reconcile inventory losses, as this product is now evidence.

Fees & Costs

Asset Seizure: The law authorizes the immediate sale of seized product at NYMEX market rates. If product is seized, you lose the physical commodity immediately; recovery is limited to cash proceeds after legal adjudication.
Insurance Gaps: Review General Liability and D&O policies. Many policies exclude coverage for criminal acts. Since regulatory breaches (e.g., unpermitted disposal) are now felonies, defense costs for these allegations may be uninsurable.

Strategic Ambiguities & Considerations

"Comprehensive Inspection" Scope: The statute allows DPS to inspect and sample tanks but does not yet define the safety limits. Until rules are finalized in 2026, it is unclear who bears liability if a trooper contaminates a load or causes a spill during sampling.
Valuation of Waste: Felony degrees (3rd vs. 2nd vs. 1st) are based on the "value" of the product or waste. The law does not define how to value "oil and gas waste" (e.g., produced water or sludge). Is it the negative cost of disposal, or the potential value of recoverable skim oil? This interpretation determines the severity of the felony.
"Suspected" Product: Officers can inspect tanks "suspected" of containing petroleum products. This grants broad discretion to stop water haulers, potentially disrupting logistics for produced water transport based on officer suspicion alone.

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TopicsCrimes Crimes--against Property Oil & Gas Railroad Commission Storage Tanks Staff Development & Training

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BILL ANALYSIS

Senate Research Center	S.B. 1806
89R14553 JAM/AJZ-F	By: Sparks
	Criminal Justice
	4/3/2025
	As Filed

AUTHOR'S / SPONSOR'S STATEMENT OF INTENT

Oilfield theft is a serious problem that not only costs businesses untold amounts but also threatens the economic backbone of Texas. Saltwater disposal companies are the primary channel for laundering stolen oil in the Permian Basin, a problem exacerbated by insufficient state regulations and weak penalties. Mexican cartels have been increasingly stealing oil and equipment as one of their sources of income in Texas. This creates a challenging environment for law enforcement to combat organized crime in the oil and gas industry.

This bill strengthens Texas' response to petroleum theft by requiring law enforcement to sell seized crude oil or condensate at market price, with proceeds handled like other seized assets. It grants specially trained officers authority to inspect cargo tanks transporting petroleum and collect samples for forensic analysis. The bill also increases penalties for theft of petroleum products and oil and gas equipment, making offenses felonies with escalating severity based on value. Additionally, it criminalizes operating an unauthorized oil and gas waste disposal well.

As proposed, S.B. 1806 amends current law relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste and creates criminal offenses and increases the punishment for an existing criminal offense.

RULEMAKING AUTHORITY

Rulemaking authority is expressly granted to the Public Safety Commission in SECTION 3 (Section 411.0185, Government Code) of this bill.

SECTION BY SECTION ANALYSIS

SECTION 1. Amends Article 47.07, Code of Criminal Procedure, as follows:

Art. 47.07. OWNER MAY RECOVER. Authorizes the real owner of the property sold under Article 47.06 (Property Sold) or 47.13 to recover the proceeds from the sale of the property, rather than under the provisions of Article 47.06 to recover such property, under the same terms as prescribed in Subsection (e) (relating to requiring the real owner of any property disposed of to have the right to file a claim to the proceeds) of Article 18.17 (Disposition of Abandoned or Unclaimed Property). Makes a nonsubstantive change.

SECTION 2. Amends Chapter 47, Code of Criminal Procedure, by adding Article 47.13, as follows:

Art. 47.13. PETROLEUM PRODUCT. (a) Defines "petroleum product."

(b) Requires an officer who takes custody of a petroleum product alleged to have been stolen, notwithstanding any other provision of Chapter 47 (Disposition of Stolen Property) to immediately arrange for the total amount of the petroleum product to be sold at a price that is equal to certain amounts.

(c) Authorizes the proceeds of the sale to be deposited in the manner prescribed by Article 18.183 (Deposit of Money Pending Disposition) for seized money and disposed of in accordance with this chapter and Chapter 18 (Search Warrants).

(d) Authorizes a law enforcement agency to contract with a private entity to sell a petroleum product in accordance with this article.

SECTION 3. Amends Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, by adding Section 411.0185, as follows:

Sec. 411.0185. AUTHORIZED INSPECTION OF CARGO TANKS CONTAINING CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. (a) Defines "cargo tank," "crime laboratory," "forensic analysis," and "petroleum product."

(b) Authorizes a commissioned officer of the Department of Public Safety of the State of Texas (DPS) who receives training described by Subsection (c) to conduct a comprehensive inspection of any cargo tank used or suspected of being used to transport a petroleum product on a public road or railroad in this state. Authorizes an officer who conducts an inspection under this subsection to obtain a sample of the petroleum product or suspected petroleum product being transported in the cargo tank and submit the sample to a crime laboratory for forensic analysis.

(c) Requires the Public Safety Commission by rule to develop a training program for commissioned officers to perform comprehensive inspections described by Subsection (b). Requires that the training program include instruction regarding the proper method for an officer to safely obtain a sample of a petroleum product from a cargo tank.

(d) Authorizes DPS to accept gifts and grants from any source to fund forensic analyses of petroleum products under this section.

SECTION 4. Amends Section 31.19, Penal Code, as follows:

Sec. 31.19. New heading: THEFT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCT OR OIL AND GAS EQUIPMENT. (a) Defines "oil and gas equipment."

(b) Provides that a person commits an offense in certain circumstances, including if the person transports to a waste disposal location a petroleum product for which the person cannot identify the petroleum product's initial owner, purchases a petroleum product from a person that is not authorized by the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) to sell the petroleum product, or stores, purchases, or trades a petroleum product for financial benefit by means of a method that is not authorized by RRC.

(b-1) Provides that a person commits an offense if the person unlawfully appropriates oil and gas equipment with intent to deprive the owner of the oil and gas equipment by possessing, removing, delivering, receiving, purchasing, selling, moving, concealing, or transporting the oil and gas equipment.

(c) Provides that appropriation of a petroleum product or oil and gas equipment is unlawful if it is without the owner's effective consent.

(d) Provides that an offense under Subsection (b) is:

(1) a felony of the third degree, rather than state jail felony, if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is less than $10,000;

(2) a felony of the second, rather than third, degree if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is $10,000 or more but less than $100,000; or

(3) a felony of the first, rather than second, degree if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is $100,000 or more, rather than $100,000 or more but less than $300,000.

Deletes existing text of Subdivision (4) providing that an offense under this section is a felony of the first degree if the total value of the petroleum product appropriated is $300,000 or more.

(e) Provides that an offense under Subsection (b-1) is:

(1) a felony of the third degree if the total value of the oil and gas equipment appropriated is less than $10,000;

(2) a felony of the second degree if the total value of the oil and gas equipment appropriated is $10,000 or more but less than $100,000; or

(3) a felony of the first degree if the total value of the oil and gas equipment appropriated is $100,000 or more.

(f) Authorizes the actor, if conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, to be prosecuted under this section or the other law, but not both.

SECTION 5. Amends Section 27.031, Water Code, as follows:

Sec. 27.031. New heading: PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION; CRIMINAL PENALTY. (a) Creates this subsection from existing text. Provides that a person commits an offense if the person continues using a disposal well or begins, rather than prohibits a person from continuing using a disposal well or begin, drilling a disposal well or converting an existing well into a disposal well to dispose of oil and gas waster without first obtaining a permit from RRC.

(b) Provides that an offense under this section is:

(1) a felony of the third degree if no oil and gas waste has been disposed of or the total value of the oil and gas waste disposed of is less than $10,000;

(2) a felony of the second degree if the total value of the oil and gas waste disposed of is $10,000 or more but less than $100,000; or

(3) a felony of the first degree if the total value of the oil and gas waste disposed of is $100,000 or more.

(c) Authorizes the actor, if conduct that constitutes an offense under this section also constitutes an offense under any other law, to be prosecuted under this section or the other law, but not both.

SECTION 6. Makes application of Article 47.07, Code of Criminal Procedure, as amended by this Act, and Article 47.13, Code of Criminal Procedure, as added by this Act, prospective.

SECTION 7. Requires the Public Safety Commission, not later than January 1, 2026, to adopt rules to implement Section 411.0185, Government Code, as added by this Act.

SECTION 8. Makes application of this Act, except as provided by Section 6 of this Act, prospective.

SECTION 9. Effective date: September 1, 2025.

Senate Authors

Sen. Kevin SparksRepublican · Primary Author

House Sponsors

Rep. Tom CraddickRepublican · Primary Sponsor

Joint Sponsors

Drew Darby (R)

Bill Text(with markup)

S.B. No. 1806

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	AN ACT
	relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage,
	transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas
	equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and
	increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
	SECTION 1. Article 47.07, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended to read as follows:
	Art. 47.07. OWNER MAY RECOVER. The real owner of the
	property sold under [~~the provisions of~~] Article 47.06 or 47.13 may
	recover the proceeds from the sale of the [~~such~~] property under the
	same terms as prescribed in Subsection (e) of Article 18.17 [~~of this~~
	~~Code~~].
	SECTION 2. Chapter 47, Code of Criminal Procedure, is
	amended by adding Article 47.13 to read as follows:
	Art. 47.13. PETROLEUM PRODUCT. (a) In this article,
	"petroleum product" means crude oil or condensate.
	(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, an
	officer who takes custody of a petroleum product alleged to have
	been stolen may arrange for the total amount of the petroleum
	product to be sold at a price that is equal to:
	(1) in the case of crude oil, the price of the same
	quantity of West Texas Intermediate crude oil, as calculated based
	on that crude oil's closing price recorded on the New York
	Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) on the date preceding the date of sale;
	or
	(2) in the case of condensate, the price of the same
	quantity of natural gas liquids as calculated based on the U.S.
	natural gas liquid composite price recorded on the New York
	Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) on the date preceding the date of sale.
	(c) The proceeds of the sale may be deposited in the manner
	prescribed by Article 18.183 for seized money and disposed of in
	accordance with this chapter and Chapter 18.
	(d) A law enforcement agency may contract with a private
	entity to sell a petroleum product in accordance with this article.
	SECTION 3. Subchapter A, Chapter 411, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 411.0185 to read as follows:
	Sec. 411.0185. AUTHORIZED INSPECTION OF CARGO TANKS
	CONTAINING CERTAIN PETROLEUM PRODUCTS. (a) In this section:
	(1) "Cargo tank" has the meaning assigned by Section
	162.001, Tax Code.
	(2) "Crime laboratory" and "forensic analysis" have
	the meanings assigned by Article 38.35, Code of Criminal Procedure.
	(3) "Petroleum product" means crude oil or condensate.
	(b) A commissioned officer of the department who receives
	training described by Subsection (c) may conduct a comprehensive
	inspection of any cargo tank used or suspected of being used to
	transport a petroleum product on a public road or railroad in this
	state. An officer who conducts an inspection under this subsection
	may obtain a sample of the petroleum product or suspected petroleum
	product being transported in the cargo tank and submit the sample to
	a crime laboratory, or any other laboratory capable of testing
	petroleum products in the manner required by this section, for
	forensic analysis.
	(c) The commission by rule shall develop a training program
	for commissioned officers to perform comprehensive inspections
	described by Subsection (b). The training program must include
	instruction regarding the proper method for an officer to safely
	obtain a sample of a petroleum product from a cargo tank.
	(d) The department may accept gifts and grants from any
	source to fund forensic analyses of petroleum products under this
	section.
	SECTION 4. Section 31.19, Penal Code, is amended to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 31.19. THEFT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCT OR OIL AND GAS
	EQUIPMENT. (a) In this section:
	(1) "Oil and gas equipment" means machinery, drilling
	equipment, welding equipment, pipeline equipment, fittings, pumps,
	vehicles, or other equipment and materials that are part of or
	incident to the exploration, development, maintenance, and
	operation of oil and gas properties, including oil and gas wells,
	oil and gas leases, gasoline plants, and refineries.
	(2) "Petroleum[~~, "petroleum~~] product" means crude
	oil, natural gas, or condensate.
	(b) A person commits an offense if the person:
	(1) unlawfully appropriates a petroleum product with
	intent to deprive the owner of the petroleum product by:
	(A) [~~(1)~~] possessing, removing, delivering,
	receiving, purchasing, selling, moving, concealing, or
	transporting the petroleum product; or
	(B) [~~(2)~~] making or causing a connection to be
	made with, or drilling or tapping or causing a hole to be drilled or
	tapped in, a pipe, pipeline, or tank used to store or transport a
	petroleum product;
	(2) transports to a waste disposal location a
	petroleum product for which the person cannot identify the
	petroleum product's initial owner;
	(3) purchases a petroleum product from a person that
	is not authorized by the Railroad Commission of Texas to sell the
	petroleum product; or
	(4) stores, purchases, or trades a petroleum product
	for financial benefit by means of a method that is not authorized by
	the Railroad Commission of Texas.
	(b-1) A person commits an offense if the person unlawfully
	appropriates oil and gas equipment with intent to deprive the owner
	of the oil and gas equipment by possessing, removing, delivering,
	receiving, purchasing, selling, moving, concealing, or
	transporting the oil and gas equipment.
	(c) Appropriation of a petroleum product or oil and gas
	equipment is unlawful if it is without the owner's effective
	consent.
	(d) An offense under Subsection (b) [~~this section~~] is:
	(1) a [~~state jail~~] felony of the third degree if the
	total value of the petroleum product appropriated is less than
	$10,000;
	(2) a felony of the second [~~third~~] degree if the total
	value of the petroleum product appropriated is $10,000 or more but
	less than $100,000; or
	(3) a felony of the first [~~second~~] degree if the total
	value of the petroleum product appropriated is $100,000 or more
	[~~but less than $300,000; or~~
	[~~(4)~~ ~~a felony of the first degree if the total value of~~
	~~the petroleum product appropriated is $300,000 or more~~].
	(e) An offense under Subsection (b-1) is:
	(1) a felony of the third degree if the total value of
	the oil and gas equipment appropriated is less than $10,000;
	(2) a felony of the second degree if the total value of
	the oil and gas equipment appropriated is $10,000 or more but less
	than $100,000; or
	(3) a felony of the first degree if the total value of
	the oil and gas equipment appropriated is $100,000 or more.
	(f) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
	section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor
	may be prosecuted under this section or the other law, but not both.
	SECTION 5. Section 27.031, Water Code, is amended to read as
	follows:
	Sec. 27.031. PERMIT FROM RAILROAD COMMISSION; CRIMINAL
	PENALTY. (a) A [No] person commits an offense if the person begins
	drilling or [~~may continue~~] using a disposal well or [~~begin drilling~~
	~~a disposal well or~~] converting an existing well into a disposal well
	to dispose of oil and gas waste without first obtaining a permit
	from the railroad commission.
	(b) An offense under this section is:
	(1) a felony of the third degree if no oil and gas
	waste has been disposed of or the total value of the oil and gas
	waste disposed of is less than $10,000;
	(2) a felony of the second degree if the total value of
	the oil and gas waste disposed of is $10,000 or more but less than
	$100,000; or
	(3) a felony of the first degree if the total value of
	the oil and gas waste disposed of is $100,000 or more.
	(c) If conduct that constitutes an offense under this
	section also constitutes an offense under any other law, the actor
	may be prosecuted under this section or the other law, but not both.
	SECTION 6. Article 47.07, Code of Criminal Procedure, as
	amended by this Act, and Article 47.13, Code of Criminal Procedure,
	as added by this Act, apply only to property seized on or after the
	effective date of this Act. Property seized before the effective
	date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the
	property was seized, and the former law is continued in effect for
	that purpose. For purposes of this section, property was seized
	before the effective date of this Act if any portion of the property
	was seized before that date.
	SECTION 7. Not later than January 1, 2026, the Public Safety
	Commission shall adopt rules to implement Section 411.0185,
	Government Code, as added by this Act.
	SECTION 8. Except as provided by Section 6 of this Act, the
	changes in law made by this Act apply only to an offense committed
	on or after the effective date of this Act. An offense committed
	before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in
	effect on the date the offense was committed, and the former law is
	continued in effect for that purpose. For purposes of this section,
	an offense was committed before the effective date of this Act if
	any element of the offense was committed before that date.
	SECTION 9. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION


April 7, 2025

TO:	Honorable Pete Flores, Chair, Senate Committee on Criminal Justice

FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board

IN RE:	SB1806 by Sparks (Relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.), As Introduced

The fiscal implications of the bill cannot be determined because the number of offenses that would be committed under the new criminal offenses created by the bill, the number of prosecutions that would increase court costs and fees remitted to the state, and the amount of those court costs and fees that would be collected is unknown.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

The bill would amend the Code of Criminal Procedure to establish procedures for the sale and disposal of stolen petroleum products. The bill would require law enforcement officers who seize stolen crude oil or condensate to immediately arrange for its sale at market prices based on New York Mercantile Exchange (NYMEX) rates. The bill would require proceeds from the sale to be deposited and managed according to existing rules for seized funds. The bill would allow law enforcement agencies to contract with private entities for sales.

The bill would amend the Government Code to authorize comprehensive inspections of cargo tanks transporting petroleum products. The bill would authorize commissioned officers trained under a program developed by the Department of Public Safety (DPS) to inspect cargo tanks, collect samples for forensic analysis, and submit them to crime laboratories. The bill would authorize DPS to accept gifts and grants to fund forensic analyses.

The bill would amend the Penal Code to expand and increase penalties for petroleum product and oil and gas equipment theft. The bill would establish that a person would commit an offense if they unlawfully appropriate, transport, store, or purchase petroleum products or oil and gas equipment without proper authorization. The bill would establish third-degree felony charges for thefts valued under $10,000, second-degree felony charges for thefts between $10,000 and $100,000, and first-degree felony charges for thefts exceeding $100,000.

The bill would amend the Water Code to establish criminal penalties for operating unauthorized oil and gas waste disposal wells. The bill would establish that aperson would commit an offense by drilling, converting, or using a disposal well without a permit from the Railroad Commission of Texas. Under the provisions of the bill, the penalties would be based on the value of disposed waste, with offenses classified as third-degree felonies for violations under $10,000, second-degree felonies for violations between $10,000 and $100,000, and first-degree felonies for violations over $100,000.

The bill would require the Public Safety Commission to adopt rules implementing new inspection procedures by January 1, 2026; that changes to the Code of Criminal Procedure would apply only to property seized on or after the bill's effective date; and that criminal penalties would apply only to offenses committed on or after the effective date, while prior violations would remain subject to existing law.

Based on the analysis of the Comptroller of Public Accounts and the Office of Court Administration (OCA), the fiscal impact cannot be estimated because the number of offenses that would be committed under the new criminal offenses created by the bill, the number of prosecutions that would increase court costs and fees remitted to the state, and the amount of those court costs and fees that would be collected is unknown.

Based on information provided by the Railroad Commission and DPS, is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

It is assumed that any impact on state correctional populations or on the demand for state correctional resources would not be significant.

Local Government Impact

It is assumed that any fiscal impact to units of local government associated with enforcement, prosecution, supervision, or confinement would not be significant.

Source Agencies:

212 Office of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 405 Department of Public Safety, 455 Railroad Commission

LBB Staff:

JMc, MGol, MW, JOc, RStu

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Frequently Asked Questions

Common questions about SB1806

What does Texas SB1806 do?

SB1806 converts regulatory non-compliance regarding the purchase, transport, and disposal of oil and gas products from administrative violations into felony criminal offenses effective September 1, 2025. This legislation imposes strict chain-of-custody requirements on transporters and mandates that purchasers verify the Railroad Commission (RRC) authorization of all sellers, exposing corporate officers and operations managers to personal criminal liability for unpermitted activities. Implementation Timeline Effective Date: September 1, 2025 Compliance Deadline: September 1, 2025 Note: Criminal penalties apply to any conduct occurring on or after this date.

Who authored SB1806?

SB1806 was authored by Texas Senator Kevin Sparks during the Regular Session.

When was SB1806 signed into law?

SB1806 was signed into law by Governor Greg Abbott on May 19, 2025.

Which agencies enforce SB1806?

SB1806 is enforced by Department of Public Safety (DPS), Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC), Local Law Enforcement Agencies and County and District Attorneys.

How urgent is compliance with SB1806?

The compliance urgency for SB1806 is rated as "critical". Businesses and organizations should review the requirements and timeline to ensure timely compliance.

What is the cost impact of SB1806?

The cost impact of SB1806 is estimated as "medium". This may vary based on industry and implementation requirements.

What topics does SB1806 address?

SB1806 addresses topics including crimes, crimes--against property, oil & gas, railroad commission and storage tanks.

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