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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the inspection of the location of a proposed Class I injection well."
+description: "Relating to the inspection of the location of a proposed Class I injection well."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "89R"
+identifier: "HB 1238"
+citation: "Texas HB 1238 (89R)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)", "Environment--Water (I0320)", "INJECTION WELLS (S0692)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Guillen", "Parker"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 54
+vote_count: 2
+first_action: "2024-11-12"
+last_action: "2025-05-28"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/a8ba823b-7c83-41ca-b905-af194b36d42c"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01200_HB01299/HB 1238.xml"
+source_hash: "50d95052f00ddc9ffa5d75a4fcfc7d111e89b679b3d5ba12be6dbfda26d10400"
+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 1238 (89R) — Relating to the inspection of the location of a proposed Class I injection well.
+
+## 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/89R/billtext/html/HB01238I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01238E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01238H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01238S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB01238F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **122–6** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **137–10** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Guillen — primary (person)
+- Parker — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2024-11-12** Filed `filing`
+- **2025-03-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-03-10** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2025-03-19** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-03-19** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2025-03-19** Left pending in committee
+- **2025-03-26** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-03-26** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-04-08** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
+- **2025-04-08** Committee report distributed
+- **2025-04-08** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2025-04-22** Considered in Calendars
+- **2025-04-24** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2025-04-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2025-04-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-24** Record vote
+- **2025-04-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-24** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2025-04-24** Record vote
+- **2025-04-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2025-04-25** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-04-25** Record vote
+- **2025-04-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-04-25** Reported engrossed
+- **2025-04-28** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2025-04-29** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2025-04-29** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2025-05-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2025-05-07** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-05-07** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2025-05-07** Left pending in committee
+- **2025-05-07** Posting rule suspended
+- **2025-05-07** Considered in public hearing
+- **2025-05-07** Vote taken in committee
+- **2025-05-08** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2025-05-08** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2025-05-08** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2025-05-14** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2025-05-14** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
+- **2025-05-14** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
+- **2025-05-14** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2025-05-14** Three day rule suspended
+- **2025-05-14** Record vote
+- **2025-05-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2025-05-14** Passed `passage`
+- **2025-05-14** Record vote
+- **2025-05-14** Senate passage reported `passage`
+- **2025-05-15** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
+- **2025-05-15** Signed in the House `passage`
+- **2025-05-16** Signed in the Senate `passage`
+- **2025-05-16** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2025-05-28** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2025-05-28** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/a8ba823b-7c83-41ca-b905-af194b36d42c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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