---
title: RAILROAD COMMISSION - Texas Legislation
subject: RAILROAD COMMISSION
total_bills: 20
unique_authors: 12
critical_bills: 5
high_cost_bills: 1
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/railroad-commission"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# RAILROAD COMMISSION

Legislative subject area in the Texas 89th Legislature

## Overview

- **Total Bills:** 20
- **Unique Authors:** 12
- **Critical Compliance:** 5 bills
- **High Cost Impact:** 1 bills
- **Bipartisan Bills:** 15

## Chamber Breakdown

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

## Compliance Urgency Distribution

- **Critical:** 5 bills
- **Moderate:** 10 bills
- **Low:** 5 bills

## Top Authors in This Subject

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

## Related Subjects

- [Oil & Gas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/oil-gas) (13 shared bills)
- [Environment](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment) (5 shared bills)
- [Environment--Water](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/environment-water) (5 shared bills)
- [Energy](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/energy) (5 shared bills)
- [Utilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/utilities) (5 shared bills)
- [Safety](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/safety) (4 shared bills)
- [PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/public-utility-commission) (4 shared bills)
- [Civil Remedies & Liabilities](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/subject/civil-remedies-liabilities) (4 shared bills)

## Enforcing Agencies

- [Railroad Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/railroad-commission) - 17 bills
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) - 2 bills
- [Public Utility Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/public-utility-commission) - 2 bills
- [Texas Workforce Commission](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-workforce-commission) - 1 bills
- [Local Law Enforcement Agencies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/local-law-enforcement-agencies) - 1 bills
- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) - 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 |
| [HB4042](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4042-89th-regular) | Relating to the applicability of certain s... | Critical | Low |
| [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 |
| [HB2663](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2663-89th-regular) | Relating to the affirmation required ... | Drew Darby (R) | Critical |
| [HB3159](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3159-89th-regular) | Relating to a severance tax exemption... | Drew Darby (R) | Moderate |
| [HB3516](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3516-89th-regular) | Relating to the availability of certa... | Paul Dyson (R) | Low |
| [HB3619](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3619-89th-regular) | Relating to the rights and liabilitie... | Jay Dean (R) | Moderate |
| [HB4042](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4042-89th-regular) | Relating to the applicability of cert... | Eddie Morales (D) | Critical |
| [HB4384](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4384-89th-regular) | Relating to the recovery of certain c... | Drew Darby (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 |
| [HB500](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb500-89th-regular) | Relating to making supplemental appro... | Greg Bonnen (R) | Low |
| [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 |
| [SB1535](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1535-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment by the ... | Judith Zaffirini (D) | Moderate |
| [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 |
| [SB494](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb494-89th-regular) | Relating to the establishment of a th... | Kevin Sparks (R) | Low |
| [SB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the resilience of the ele... | Bob Hall (R) | Moderate |
| [SB879](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb879-89th-regular) | Relating to an exemption for drillers... | Brian Birdwell (R) | Low |

## Source Links

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

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