---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the registration of frac tanks; authorizing a fee."
description: "Relating to the registration of frac tanks; authorizing a fee."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "HB 2686"
citation: "Texas HB 2686 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["LICENSE PLATES (S9823)", "MOTOR VEHICLES", "TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V0812)", "Oil & Gas (I0545)", "Vehicles & Traffic--Vehicle Registration (I0845)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Dean", "King"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 50
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2025-02-11"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/29096ebb-c09d-479d-bc57-0706c1cfd62d"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB02600_HB02699/HB 2686.xml"
source_hash: "1ea1a600532a9294298a0b5bc5e2f89af7eeae3c0c18f77bc7ae1ee30e28e289"
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 2686 (89R) — Relating to the registration of frac tanks; authorizing a fee.

## 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/HB02686I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02686E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02686H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02686S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/HB02686F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **117–12** (pass) · lower
- passage — **133–3** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Dean — primary (person)
- King — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-11** Filed `filing`
- **2025-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-03-18** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-27** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-27** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-03-27** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2025-03-27** Left pending in committee
- **2025-04-09** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-09** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-09** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-04-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-04-30** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-01** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-07** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-09** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-09** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-09** Passed to engrossment
- **2025-05-09** Record vote
- **2025-05-09** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-10** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-10** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-10** Record vote
- **2025-05-10** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-10** Reported engrossed
- **2025-05-12** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2025-05-12** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-05-12** Referred to Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2025-05-23** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-05-23** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-05-23** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-05-23** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-23** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-23** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-05-28** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-05-28** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-05-28** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2025-05-28** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2025-05-28** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-28** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-28** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-28** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Record vote
- **2025-05-29** Senate passage reported `passage`
- **2025-05-30** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-30** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-31** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2025-06-20** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2025-06-20** Effective on 9/1/25 `became-law`

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/29096ebb-c09d-479d-bc57-0706c1cfd62d`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).