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HB206 • 2025

Relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.

Relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.

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Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Craddick
Last action
2025-05-26
Official status
05/26/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-05-26

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.

Relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.

Limits and Unknowns

  • This entry is temporarily using official source text because the generated explanation could not be confirmed against the official bill text during the last sync.

Bill History

  1. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  7. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  8. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  9. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  10. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  11. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  12. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  13. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  14. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  15. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  16. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  17. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  18. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  22. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  24. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  25. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  26. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  27. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  28. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  29. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  30. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  31. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  32. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#379

  33. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  34. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  35. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  36. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  37. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  38. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  39. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#324

  40. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  41. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  42. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  43. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  44. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  45. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  46. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  47. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  48. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  49. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  50. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  51. 2025-03-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  52. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  53. 2025-02-27 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Energy Resources

  54. 2024-11-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 206 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 206

AN ACT

relating to a limitation on a county's authority to require a cash

bond before approving the construction of a pipeline.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 240, Local Government

Code, is amended by adding Section 240.911 to read as follows:

Sec.

240.911.

BOND FOR PIPELINE CONSTRUCTION.

A county may

not require a cash bond as a condition of approval for the

construction of a pipeline in the county's boundaries.

SECTION 2. Section 240.911, Local Government Code, as added

by this Act, applies only to an application for approval to

construct a pipeline filed with a county on or after the effective

date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 206 was passed by the House on April

23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 114, Nays 34, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 206 was passed by the Senate on May

12, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 27, Nays 3.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor