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HB2890 • 2025

Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry.

Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Patterson | Phelan | Craddick | Manuel | Hunter
Last action
2025-05-28
Official status
05/28/2025 E Effective immediately
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry.

Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry.

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. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective immediately

  3. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-16 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  6. 2025-05-15 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  7. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  8. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  9. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  10. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  18. 2025-05-13 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  19. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  20. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  21. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  22. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  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

    Received from the House

  29. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  30. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  31. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  32. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Patterson

  33. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#393

  34. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  35. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed as amended

  36. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#394

  37. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-04-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  39. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  40. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  41. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  42. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#344

  43. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  44. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  45. 2025-04-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  46. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  47. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  48. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  49. 2025-04-03 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  50. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  51. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  52. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  53. 2025-03-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  54. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  55. 2025-03-19 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Energy Resources

  56. 2025-02-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 2890 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 2890

AN ACT

relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas

industry.

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

SECTION 1. Title 7, Government Code, is amended by adding

Chapter 760 to read as follows:

CHAPTER 760.

GULF STATES LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS INDUSTRY COMPACT

Sec.

760.001.

AUTHORITY TO DEVELOP AND EXECUTE COMPACT.

On

behalf of this state, the governor may develop and execute an

interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry among

states that border the Gulf of America.

Sec.

760.002.

CONGRESSIONAL APPROVAL NOT REQUIRED.

(a) It

is the intent of the legislature that the compact developed and

executed under this chapter not require congressional approval.

(b)

The compact may not increase the political power of the

compacting states in relation to the federal government.

Sec.

760.003.

INTERSTATE COMPACT PROVISIONS.

The compact

authorized by this chapter must provide for joint action among

compacting states on matters that include sharing information,

resources, and services to:

(1)

protect and grow the liquefied natural gas

industry along the gulf coast; and

(2)

improve coordination to increase the overall

effectiveness and efficiency of the liquefied natural gas industry

along the gulf coast.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2890 was passed by the House on April

23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 137, Nays 9, 2 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 2890 was passed by the Senate on May

14, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor