---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the repeal of the provisions providing for the suspension of the collection of certain fees when the balance in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund exceeds a specified amount."
description: "Relating to the repeal of the provisions providing for the suspension of the collection of certain fees when the balance in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund exceeds a specified amount."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "86"
identifier: "HB 2675"
citation: "Texas HB 2675 (86)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Mines & Mineral Resources (I0536)", "Oil & Gas (I0545)", "State Finances--Appropriations (I0746)", "Taxation--Energy Resources (I0810)", "Utilities--Natural Gas (I0001)", "COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS (V2608)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Birdwell", "Geren"]
version_count: 1
action_count: 47
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2019-02-27"
last_action: "2019-05-17"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/954283de-a284-4b33-8e19-87f1108bd8d9"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/86R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02600_HB02699/HB 2675.xml"
source_hash: "5e229e47e8d383aa943b32a96eadfd756a88e31232a6eeafbc4d41c547dd822e"
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 2675 (86) — Relating to the repeal of the provisions providing for the suspension of the collection of certain fees when the balance in the oil and gas regulation and cleanup fund exceeds a specified amount.

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://www.legis.state.tx.us/tlodocs/86R/billtext/html/HB02675I.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **142–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Birdwell — primary (person)
- Geren — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2019-02-27** Filed `filing`
- **2019-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-03-11** Referred to Energy Resources `referral-committee`
- **2019-03-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-18** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2019-03-18** Left pending in committee
- **2019-03-25** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-03-25** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2019-03-27** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2019-03-27** Committee report distributed
- **2019-03-29** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2019-04-02** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-11** Considered in Calendars
- **2019-04-15** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2019-04-15** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2019-04-15** Passed to engrossment
- **2019-04-16** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-04-16** Passed `passage`
- **2019-04-16** Record vote
- **2019-04-16** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-04-16** Reported engrossed
- **2019-04-16** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2019-04-17** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2019-04-17** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2019-04-24** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2019-04-24** Considered in public hearing
- **2019-04-24** Testimony taken in committee
- **2019-04-25** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2019-04-25** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-04-25** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2019-04-30** Placed on intent calendar
- **2019-05-03** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2019-05-03** Laid before the Senate
- **2019-05-03** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2019-05-03** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2019-05-03** Three day rule suspended
- **2019-05-03** Record vote
- **2019-05-03** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2019-05-03** Passed `passage`
- **2019-05-03** Record vote
- **2019-05-03** Senate passage reported
- **2019-05-05** Reported enrolled
- **2019-05-06** Signed in the House
- **2019-05-06** Signed in the Senate
- **2019-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2019-05-17** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2019-05-17** Effective on 9/1/19 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/954283de-a284-4b33-8e19-87f1108bd8d9`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).