---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality over certain recharge injection wells."
description: "Relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality over certain recharge injection wells."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 4856"
citation: "Texas HB 4856 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)", "Environment--General (I0340)", "INJECTION WELLS (S0692)", "Oil & Gas (I0545)", "Water--General (I0885)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Darby", "Perry"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 51
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2023-03-10"
last_action: "2023-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d3883f2-e54c-4f59-8a18-e46efddf15ce"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04800_HB04899/HB 4856.xml"
source_hash: "af44a272dcd2b0a9626625b9f67fb455f5fd5dbfc781a1f1110dcc4e14c096c9"
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 4856 (88) — Relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality over certain recharge injection wells.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB04856I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04856E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04856H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04856S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04856F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **136–1** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Darby — primary (person)
- Perry — primary (person)
- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-10** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-23** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-04-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-18** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-18** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-04-18** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-19** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-19** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-19** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-01** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-01** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-05-03** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-05** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-05** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-06** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-06** Record vote
- **2023-05-07** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-10** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-19** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-19** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-19** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-22** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-23** Co-sponsor authorized
- **2023-05-23** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-24** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-24** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-24** Record vote
- **2023-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2023-05-25** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-26** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-18** 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/8d3883f2-e54c-4f59-8a18-e46efddf15ce`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).