Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue permits for the discharge into water in this state of produced water, hydrostatic test water, and gas plant effluent resulting from certain oil and gas activities.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2019
Committee Review
May 2019
House Passage
Apr 2019
Senate Passage
May 2019
Signed into Law
Jun 2019
Introduced Mar 12, 2019
Signed Jun 14, 2019
Floor votes · House Apr 16, 2019
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
69
Key actions
17
Committee
13
Amendments
13
Jun 14, 2019
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 23, 2019
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
upper
May 23, 2019
Introduced
Text of Senate Amendment(s)
lower
May 23, 2019
Introduced
House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
lower
May 17, 2019
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 17, 2019
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 17, 2019
Introduced
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 16, 2019
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 16, 2019
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 9, 2019
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 8, 2019
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
May 6, 2019
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development
upper
May 6, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 23, 2019
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 17, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Introduced
Point of order sustained (amendment)
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Introduced
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
Apr 16, 2019
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 9, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 8, 2019
Lower · Passed
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 4, 2019
Lower · Passed
Committee substitute considered in committee
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 26, 2019
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Committee
Referred to Environmental Regulation
lower
Mar 12, 2019
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
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