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HB4426 • 2025

Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.

Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.

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Enacted

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

Sponsor
Darby
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.

Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-26 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  4. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  5. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  6. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  7. 2025-05-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Co-sponsor authorized

  9. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on intent calendar

  10. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  11. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  12. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  13. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  14. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  15. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  16. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  17. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  18. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  19. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  20. 2025-05-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  21. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  22. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  23. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  24. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  25. 2025-05-21 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  26. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  27. 2025-05-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Natural Resources

  28. 2025-05-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  29. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  30. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1825

  32. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-08 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  35. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  36. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Amended. 1-Darby

  37. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment as amended

  38. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1720

  39. 2025-05-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  40. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  41. 2025-04-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  42. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  43. 2025-04-24 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  44. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in formal meeting

  45. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  46. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  47. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  48. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee substitute considered in committee

  49. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably as substituted

  50. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote reconsidered in committee

  51. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  52. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  53. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  54. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  55. 2025-04-07 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  56. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  57. 2025-04-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Energy Resources

  58. 2025-03-11 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for commercial surface disposal facilities.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 4426 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 4426

AN ACT

relating to permits issued by the Railroad Commission of Texas for

commercial surface disposal facilities.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 91, Natural Resources

Code, is amended by adding Section 91.118 to read as follows:

Sec.

91.118.

TERM AND RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL SURFACE

DISPOSAL FACILITY PERMIT. (a) In this section, "commercial

surface disposal facility" has the meaning assigned by Section

91.116.

(b)

Unless otherwise provided by law, a permit for a

commercial surface disposal facility:

(1) is valid for a term of not more than 10 years; and

(2)

carries with it the right to apply for successive

renewal on expiration for areas within the boundaries of the

existing permit.

(c)

In determining the proper term of a new permit for a

commercial surface disposal facility, the commission may consider

the applicant's history of compliance with commission rules and

permits issued by the commission for similar waste management

facilities based on previous inspections, quarterly reports, and

other relevant evidence documented by the commission.

(d)

In determining the proper term of an amended or renewal

permit for a commercial surface disposal facility, the commission

may consider the applicant's history of compliance with commission

rules and permits issued by the commission for the subject facility

or similar waste management facilities based on previous

inspections, quarterly reports, and other relevant evidence

documented by the commission.

(e)

An application for renewal of a permit must be made not

later than the 120th day before the date the existing permit

expires.

SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to

the issuance, amendment, or renewal of a permit by the Railroad

Commission of Texas on or after the effective date of this Act. The

issuance, amendment, or renewal of a permit by the commission

before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in

effect on the date of issuance, amendment, or renewal, and that law

is continued in effect for that purpose.

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

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4426 was passed by the House on May 8,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 143, Nays 0, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 4426 was passed by the Senate on May

23, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor