republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/88/sb-785.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to the ownership of and certain insurance policy provisions regarding the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of land."
description: "Relating to the ownership of and certain insurance policy provisions regarding the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of land."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "SB 785"
citation: "Texas SB 785 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy--General (I0315)", "Energy--Geothermal (IP9BV)", "Mines & Mineral Resources (I0536)", "Property Interests--Real Property (I0595)", "Water--General (I0885)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Anchía", "Birdwell", "Darby", "Guerra", "Morales, Eddie"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 57
vote_count: 5
first_action: "2023-02-08"
last_action: "2023-06-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/36f5cb7e-48b6-4cb5-bbad-7525606177c6"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 785.xml"
source_hash: "15a008e48582fe3d43e59d8b240bcaf29cff8afd7aa6def9f8fc5cf1d9ea8561"
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 SB 785 (88) — Relating to the ownership of and certain insurance policy provisions regarding the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of land.

## 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/SB00785I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00785E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00785H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00785S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/SB00785F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage to engrossment — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 785 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **30–1** (pass) · upper
- passage — **140–0** (pass) · lower
- passage — **29–1** (pass) · upper
- passage — **0–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Anchía — primary (person)
- Birdwell — primary (person)
- Darby — primary (person)
- Guerra — primary (person)
- Morales, Eddie — primary (person)
- Blanco — cosponsor (person)
- Flores — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-02-08** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2023-02-08** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-01** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-01** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-23** Co-author authorized
- **2023-03-29** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-03-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-29** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-03-29** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-05** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-04-05** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-04-11** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-11** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-04-17** Co-author authorized
- **2023-04-17** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-04-19** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2023-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-04-19** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2023-04-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-19** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2023-04-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-04-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-04-19** Record vote
- **2023-04-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-04-19** Passed `passage`
- **2023-04-19** Record vote
- **2023-04-19** Reported engrossed
- **2023-04-20** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2023-04-21** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-04-21** Referred to Energy Resources `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-12** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-05-12** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-05-12** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-17** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-05-17** Committee report distributed
- **2023-05-18** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-05-18** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-20** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2023-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-23** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-23** Record vote
- **2023-05-23** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-25** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2023-05-25** Read
- **2023-05-25** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2023-05-25** Record vote
- **2023-05-25** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2023-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-28** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-18** Filed without the Governor's signature `became-law`
- **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/36f5cb7e-48b6-4cb5-bbad-7525606177c6`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).