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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to a study on abandoned oil and gas wells in this state and the use of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund."
+description: "Relating to a study on abandoned oil and gas wells in this state and the use of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 3973"
+citation: "Texas HB 3973 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)", "Energy--Alternative Fuels (I0314)", "Fees & Other Nontax Revenue--State (I0362)", "Interim Studies (I0448)", "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)", "Mines & Mineral Resources (I0536)", "Oil & Gas (I0545)", "RAILROAD COMMISSION (V0089)", "SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)", "State Finances--Management & Control (I0748)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Nichols", "Walle"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 64
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-03-11"
+last_action: "2021-06-18"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/829995fe-92f6-4dc0-ab5f-a32ebb5b2e1b"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03900_HB03999/HB 3973.xml"
+source_hash: "6ea1b73cf51d55c58cf76b41e1174475b37b2b70f04f0cdd457fcd63bfdcd990"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 3973 (87) — Relating to a study on abandoned oil and gas wells in this state and the use of the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03973I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03973E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03973H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03973S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03973F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **141–0** (pass) · lower
+- other — **141–0** (fail) · upper
+- passage — **108–37** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Nichols — primary (person)
+- Walle — primary (person)
+- Morales Shaw — cosponsor (person)
+- Zwiener — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-29** Referred to Appropriations `referral-committee`
+- **2021-04-15** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-04-15** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-04-15** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-19** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-19** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
+- **2021-04-19** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-19** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-20** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-26** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-28** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-04-28** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-28** Passed to engrossment
+- **2021-04-29** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-29** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-29** Record vote
+- **2021-04-29** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-29** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-17** Referred to Finance `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-20** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-21** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-21** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-24** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-24** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-24** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-24** Record vote
+- **2021-05-26** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-26** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-26** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
+- **2021-05-28** House requests conference committee
+- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-28** House refuses to concur-reported
+- **2021-05-28** House requests conference committee-reported
+- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-28** Senate grants request for conference comm.
+- **2021-05-28** Senate appoints conferees
+- **2021-05-28** Senate grants request for conf comm-reported
+- **2021-05-28** Senate appoints conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-30** House discharges conferees
+- **2021-05-30** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-30** Record vote
+- **2021-05-30** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-30** House discharges conferees-reported
+- **2021-05-30** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-18** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/829995fe-92f6-4dc0-ab5f-a32ebb5b2e1b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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