---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to contract for the treatment of and sell drill cuttings."
description: "Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to contract for the treatment of and sell drill cuttings."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 1260"
citation: "Texas SB 1260 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Environment--Recycling (I0336)", "Environment--Solid Waste (I0330)", "Environment--Water (I0320)", "Oil & Gas (I0545)", "RAILROAD COMMISSION (V0089)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Birdwell", "Leman"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 44
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-03-09"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/30258d74-d88a-412e-9401-984945967902"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01200_SB01299/SB 1260.xml"
source_hash: "67a0e7466168d8cc7179fdbeca668fa333fa65f018adbe3ac00de7492b2bc1a9"
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 SB 1260 (87) — Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to contract for the treatment of and sell drill cuttings.

## 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/SB01260I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01260E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01260H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01260S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB01260F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **143–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Birdwell — primary (person)
- Leman — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2021-03-09** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-03-09** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-18** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-08** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-04-08** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-08** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-04-08** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-21** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-23** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-23** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-23** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-23** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-23** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-23** Record vote
- **2021-04-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-23** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-23** Record vote
- **2021-04-23** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-23** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-26** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-26** Referred to Energy Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-27** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-27** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-30** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-03** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-03** Laid out in lieu of companion
- **2021-05-03** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-03** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-04** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Record vote
- **2021-05-05** House passage reported
- **2021-05-05** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-06** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-06** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** Effective immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/30258d74-d88a-412e-9401-984945967902`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).