HEARINGS ALERT! Set for Monday Morning

by Carol Sims | Mar 23, 2025

Several bills of particular interest to TCJL members are set for hearing today. Please consider attending the hearings or sending a representative to sign cards.

Senate State Affairs
9:00, Monday, March 24, 2025
Senate Chamber
Hearing Notice
Video Link
Please attend the hearing or send a representative to sign cards AGAINST SB 291 and SB 292
For more information on these and other Eminent Domain bills, please see the Eminent Domain section on the latest TCJL Tracking Report

The Coalition for Critical Infrastructure worked with stakeholder groups for six years to address concerns with the eminent domain process. Although we were not able to reach consensus on every issue, we were able to make meaningful changes in 2021 resulting in the passage of HB 2730. At that time, most of the stakeholders agreed to refrain from pursuing further changes in the near term. SB 291 and SB 292 simply retread language where we could not reach consensus in 2021.

House Energy Resources
11:00, Monday, March 24, 2025
E2.026
Hearing Notice
Video Link
Please attend the hearing or send a representative to sign a card FOR HB 49 by Darby

Produced Water Liability
SB 1399 by Perry (R-Lubbock)/HB 3156 by Darby (R-San Angelo)/HB 49 by Darby (R-San Angelo):

HB 49 by Rep. Darby and SB 1399 by Sen. Perry specifies that a person who takes possession of fluid oil and gas waste, produces from that waste a treated substance, and either puts it to a beneficial use or contractually transfers it to another person for beneficial use is not liable in tort for a consequence of subsequent use of that product by any person. The liability limitation, however, does not apply to gross negligence, an intentional, wrongful act or omission, or the negligence if the transferee did not treat, use, or dispose of the waste in compliance with its permit from the Commission. The bill further limits recovery for negligence based solely on regulatory non-conformity to actual damages. Exemplary damages would still be available, as they are in any civil lawsuit, for the defendant’s gross negligence, malice, or fraud.