HB 1169 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the adoption of a comprehensive plan to protect oil and gas infrastructure in this state.

HB 1169 requires the Railroad Commission of Texas to develop a comprehensive plan protecting the state's oil and gas infrastructure - including pipelines and wellheads - from natural disasters, severe weather, cyberattacks, terrorism, power outages, and other threats. The plan must be updated periodically and adopted by September 1, 2026. It directly affects Texas's oil and gas infrastructure by mandating specific protective measures for critical systems. The bill takes effect September 1, 2025, with the commission allowed to seek input from stakeholders during development.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 7, 2025 Last action May 7, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 3 edits · May 6, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up to remove formatting artifacts and standardize the layout. The substantive policy content regarding oil and gas infrastructure protection remains unchanged.
Scope change
No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability
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Removed internal tracking codes, page numbers, and formatting markers used during the legislative drafting process

Standardized spacing and formatting throughout the document for readability

Added bill header information including sponsor names and bill number

Floor votes · House May 6, 2025

How they voted

12816
Passed · 2 other
Total votes 146
May 6, 2025
D Democratic59
57 Yea 1 Nay 1
96% Yea
R Republican87
71 Yea 15 Nay 1
81% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
7
May 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources
upper
May 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 6, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 6, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 5, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 24, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Energy Resources
lower
Mar 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
5 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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