Relating to the registration of frac tanks; authorizing a fee.
HB 2686 requires oil and gas companies to register frac tanks (equipment used in oil/gas fracturing) with permanent license plates instead of annual registration. It authorizes a one-time $5 fee for these plates, which remain valid as long as the tank stays in service or is sold. The bill eliminates the need for separate registration receipts under Section 621.002 for tanks displaying these plates. This applies directly to operators of frac tanks used in oil and gas exploration across Texas.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Mar 18, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version ready for the Governor's signature. The substantive policy content regarding frac tank registration remains unchanged, though the formatting was cleaned up and signatures were added.
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The document was converted from an Engrossed version to an Enrolled version, adding official signatures from legislative officers and the Governor's approval section.
Formatting was cleaned up, including removing extraneous line numbers and inconsistent spacing that existed in the Engrossed version.
Added certification statements confirming the bill was passed by the House on May 10, 2025, and the Senate on May 28, 2025.
Floor votes · House May 9, 2025
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
49
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 31, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Senate passage reported
lower
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 23, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 12, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
May 12, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
May 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
May 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 30, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 27, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Committee
Referred to Transportation
lower
Mar 18, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Jay Dean
RRepublican
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