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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality over certain recharge injection wells."
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description: "Relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality over certain recharge injection wells."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "88"
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identifier: "HB 4856"
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citation: "Texas HB 4856 (88)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)", "Environment--General (I0340)", "INJECTION WELLS (S0692)", "Oil & Gas (I0545)", "Water--General (I0885)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Darby", "Perry"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 51
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2023-03-10"
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last_action: "2023-06-18"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/8d3883f2-e54c-4f59-8a18-e46efddf15ce"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04800_HB04899/HB 4856.xml"
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source_hash: "af44a272dcd2b0a9626625b9f67fb455f5fd5dbfc781a1f1110dcc4e14c096c9"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas HB 4856 (88) — Relating to the jurisdiction of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality over certain recharge injection wells.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04856I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04856E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04856H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04856S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB04856F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **136–1** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Darby — primary (person)
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- Perry — primary (person)
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- Zaffirini — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2023-03-10** Filed `filing`
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- **2023-03-23** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-03-23** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2023-04-18** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-04-18** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-18** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2023-04-18** Left pending in committee
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- **2023-04-19** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2023-04-19** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
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- **2023-04-19** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-04-28** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
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- **2023-05-01** Committee report distributed
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- **2023-05-01** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2023-05-03** Considered in Calendars
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- **2023-05-05** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2023-05-05** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-05** Passed to engrossment
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- **2023-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-06** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-06** Record vote
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- **2023-05-07** Reported engrossed
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- **2023-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2023-05-10** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2023-05-10** Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2023-05-19** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2023-05-19** Considered in public hearing
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- **2023-05-19** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2023-05-19** Vote taken in committee
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- **2023-05-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2023-05-19** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-19** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2023-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-22** Not again placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-23** Co-sponsor authorized
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- **2023-05-23** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2023-05-24** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2023-05-24** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
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- **2023-05-24** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
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- **2023-05-24** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2023-05-24** Three day rule suspended
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- **2023-05-24** Record vote
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- **2023-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2023-05-24** Passed `passage`
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- **2023-05-24** Record vote
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- **2023-05-25** Senate passage reported `passage`
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- **2023-05-25** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
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- **2023-05-26** Signed in the House `passage`
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- **2023-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
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- **2023-05-28** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2023-06-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2023-06-18** Effective immediately `became-law`
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## Source
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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).
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