---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry."
description: "Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 2890"
citation: "Texas HB 2890 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Economic & Industrial Development--General (I0214)", "GULF OF AMERICA (GL83V)", "Governor (I0375)", "Intergovernmental Relations (I0447)", "Oil & Gas (I0545)", "Utilities--Natural Gas (I0001)", "Water--Navigation & Ports (I0880)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Craddick", "Hunter", "Manuel", "Parker", "Patterson", "Phelan"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 55
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2025-02-14"
last_action: "2025-05-28"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/6af41266-0cb2-4d41-8a87-bccacfc2e3a1"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02800_HB02899/HB 2890.xml"
source_hash: "f1810402905af6d501221a2d30e71917079ae986e9a9779b90563da74c8707f9"
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 2890 (89R) — Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry.

## 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/HB02890I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02890E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02890H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02890S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02890F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **137–9** (pass) · lower
- passage — **145–2** (pass) · lower
- passage — **140–6** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Craddick — primary (person)
- Hunter — primary (person)
- Manuel — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)
- Patterson — primary (person)
- Phelan — primary (person)
- Creighton — cosponsor (person)
- Leo Wilson — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Eddie — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-14** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-19** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-19** Referred to Energy Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-24** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-24** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-03-24** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-03** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-03** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage, committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-07** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-07** Committee report distributed
- **2025-04-08** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-04-17** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-04-22** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-04-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-04-22** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-04-22** Record vote
- **2025-04-22** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-04-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-04-23** Record vote
- **2025-04-23** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-23** Passed as amended `amendment-passage, passage`
- **2025-04-23** Record vote
- **2025-04-23** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-04-23** Reported engrossed
- **2025-04-24** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-04-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-24** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-07** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-07** Considered in public hearing
- **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
- **2025-05-13** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-14** Co-sponsor authorized
- **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 immediately `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/6af41266-0cb2-4d41-8a87-bccacfc2e3a1`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).