---
title: Oil & Gas - Texas Legislation
subject: Oil & Gas
total_bills: 22
unique_authors: 12
critical_bills: 4
high_cost_bills: 1
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/oil-gas"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Oil & Gas

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 22
- **Unique Authors:** 12
- **Critical Compliance:** 4 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 16

## Chamber Breakdown

- **Senate:** 12 bills
- **Senate:** 10 bills

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 4 bills
- **Moderate:** 14 bills
- **Low:** 4 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

- **Drew Darby** (R, House) - 5 bills
- **Kevin Sparks** (R, Senate) - 4 bills
- **Brian Birdwell** (R, Senate) - 3 bills
- **Jay Dean** (R, House) - 2 bills
- **Judith Zaffirini** (D, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Ken King** (R, House) - 1 bills
- **Mayes Middleton** (R, Senate) - 1 bills
- **Robert Nichols** (R, Senate) - 1 bills

## Related Subjects

- [RAILROAD COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/railroad-commission) (13 shared bills)
- [Environment](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment) (7 shared bills)
- [Utilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities) (6 shared bills)
- [Environment--Water](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment-water) (6 shared bills)
- [Civil Remedies & Liabilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/civil-remedies-liabilities) (5 shared bills)
- [WATER](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/water) (4 shared bills)
- [PERMITS](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/permits) (4 shared bills)
- [Energy](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/energy) (4 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Railroad Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/railroad-commission) - 15 bills
- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 3 bills
- [Public Utility Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/public-utility-commission) - 2 bills
- [State Office of Administrative Hearings](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/state-office-of-administrative-hearings) - 1 bills
- [Texas A&M Forest Service](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-a-m-forest-service) - 1 bills
- [Texas Civil Courts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-civil-courts) - 1 bills

## High Impact Bills

| Bill | Title | Urgency | Cost |
|------|-------|---------|------|
| [SB1150](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1150-89th-regular) | Relating to the plugging of and reporting ... | Critical | High |
| [HB143](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb143-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Railroad ... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB2663](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2663-89th-regular) | Relating to the affirmation required to be... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1806](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1806-89th-regular) | Relating to the inspection, purchase, sale... | Critical | Medium |

## All Bills

| Bill | Title | Author | Compliance |
|------|-------|--------|------------|
| [HB143](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb143-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Rail... | Ken King (R) | Critical |
| [HB206](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb206-89th-regular) | Relating to a limitation on a county'... | Tom Craddick (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2663](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2663-89th-regular) | Relating to the affirmation required ... | Drew Darby (R) | Critical |
| [HB2686](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2686-89th-regular) | Relating to the registration of frac ... | Jay Dean (R) | Moderate |
| [HB2890](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2890-89th-regular) | Relating to an interstate compact for... | Jared Patterson (R) | Low |
| [HB3159](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3159-89th-regular) | Relating to a severance tax exemption... | Drew Darby (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3619](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3619-89th-regular) | Relating to the rights and liabilitie... | Jay Dean (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4426](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4426-89th-regular) | Relating to permits issued by the Rai... | Drew Darby (R) | Moderate |
| [HB48](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb48-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of an organi... | Drew Darby (R) | Moderate |
| [HB49](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb49-89th-regular) | Relating to the treatment and benefic... | Drew Darby (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1121](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1121-89th-regular) | Relating to excepting certain communi... | Robert Nichols (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1145](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1145-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Texa... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1146](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1146-89th-regular) | Relating to the plugging or repluggin... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Moderate |
| [SB1150](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1150-89th-regular) | Relating to the plugging of and repor... | Mayes Middleton (R) | Critical |
| [SB1172](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1172-89th-regular) | Relating to exempting certain transac... | Charles Perry (R) | Low |
| [SB1759](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1759-89th-regular) | Relating to the declaration of an oil... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Low |
| [SB1762](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1762-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Rail... | Cesar Blanco (D) | Moderate |
| [SB1806](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1806-89th-regular) | Relating to the inspection, purchase,... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Critical |
| [SB2037](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2037-89th-regular) | Relating to permit application review... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB2122](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2122-89th-regular) | Relating to imposition of application... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [SB34](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb34-89th-regular) | Relating to funding for certain volun... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Moderate |
| [SB494](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb494-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of a th... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Low |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/oil-gas)
- [All Texas Subjects](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subjects)

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