---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the location of pits used in the production of oil and gas."
description: "Relating to the location of pits used in the production of oil and gas."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 2201"
citation: "Texas HB 2201 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment--General (I0340)", "Environment--Water (I0320)", "FLOODS (S0327)", "Oil & Gas (I0545)", "RAILROAD COMMISSION (V0089)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Ashby", "Guillen", "Nichols"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 47
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-02-24"
last_action: "2021-06-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/0b60b181-5634-49e4-a602-9264ecd5cf02"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02200_HB02299/HB 2201.xml"
source_hash: "2be841ef20240bfef4c2e6c8873e05175069757f677b5d63fddefd38d5bbea14"
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 2201 (87) — Relating to the location of pits used in the production of oil and gas.

## 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/HB02201I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02201E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02201H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02201S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB02201F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **147–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Ashby — primary (person)
- Guillen — primary (person)
- Nichols — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-02-24** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-15** Referred to Energy Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-22** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-22** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-22** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-29** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-29** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-15** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-16** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-16** 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** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-04** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-13** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-05-13** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-13** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-05-13** Left pending in committee
- **2021-05-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-26** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-27** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-27** Record vote
- **2021-05-27** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-15** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-15** 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/0b60b181-5634-49e4-a602-9264ecd5cf02`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).