---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the regulation of the recycling of fluid oil and gas waste."
description: "Relating to the regulation of the recycling of fluid oil and gas waste."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 3516"
citation: "Texas HB 3516 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment--Hazardous", "Toxic & Nuclear Waste (I0333)", "Environment--Recycling (I0336)", "Environment--Water (I0320)", "Oil & Gas (I0545)", "RAILROAD COMMISSION (V0089)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guillen", "King, Tracy O.", "Perry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 49
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-10"
last_action: "2021-06-08"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/58112d27-2ff6-4515-ae0a-4bec8156fc2b"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03500_HB03599/HB 3516.xml"
source_hash: "ea4516c63467ae228a1dff081fab22654da645063c059a48b79278322fa95a97"
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 3516 (87) — Relating to the regulation of the recycling of fluid oil and gas waste.

## 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/HB03516I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03516E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03516H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03516S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03516F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **144–2** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Guillen — primary (person)
- King, Tracy O. — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-10** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Referred to Energy Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-29** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-29** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-01** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-15** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-15** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-15** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-04-23** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-04-26** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-04-26** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-26** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-26** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-04-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-27** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-27** Record vote
- **2021-04-27** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-27** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-27** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-06** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Rereferred to committee
- **2021-05-10** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-18** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **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
- **2021-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-21** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-21** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-21** Record vote
- **2021-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-21** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-21** Record vote
- **2021-05-23** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-24** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-25** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-26** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-26** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-08** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-08** 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/58112d27-2ff6-4515-ae0a-4bec8156fc2b`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).