republic-os/legislation/us/states/tx/89r/sb-1061.md

---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to procedural requirements for uranium mining production area authorizations."
description: "Relating to procedural requirements for uranium mining production area authorizations."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "89R"
identifier: "SB 1061"
citation: "Texas SB 1061 (89R)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY", "TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)", "Environment--Hazardous", "Toxic & Nuclear Waste (I0333)", "Environment--Water (I0320)", "Mines & Mineral Resources (I0536)", "PERMITS (S0011)", "Water--Conservation (I097L)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Guillen", "Parker"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 56
vote_count: 6
first_action: "2025-02-03"
last_action: "2025-06-20"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad02347d-7b71-42df-b3a8-d38872312c11"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB01000_SB01099/SB 1061.xml"
source_hash: "fb65d8311416ebd2a0d7f4c9ae4ea9e6714e5dbd8e7c9fca1ec72a23802df25c"
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 1061 (89R) — Relating to procedural requirements for uranium mining production area authorizations.

## 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/SB01061I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01061E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01061H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01061S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/html/SB01061F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage to engrossment — **0–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **31–0** (pass) · upper
- Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1061 be placed on its third reading and final passage. — **29–0** (pass) · upper
- passage — **130–0** (pass) · lower
- passage — **139–0** (pass) · lower
- adoption of Floor Amendment No. 1 — **0–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Guillen — primary (person)
- Parker — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2025-02-03** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing, introduction`
- **2025-02-03** Filed `filing`
- **2025-02-24** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-02-24** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-03-12** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2025-03-12** Considered in public hearing
- **2025-03-12** Testimony taken in committee
- **2025-03-12** Vote taken in committee
- **2025-03-17** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-03-17** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2025-03-17** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2025-03-19** Placed on intent calendar
- **2025-03-20** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2025-03-20** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-03-20** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2025-03-20** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-20** Passed to engrossment as amended `amendment-passage`
- **2025-03-20** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-03-20** Three day rule suspended
- **2025-03-20** Record vote
- **2025-03-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-03-20** Passed `passage`
- **2025-03-20** Record vote
- **2025-03-20** Reported engrossed
- **2025-03-25** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2025-04-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2025-04-09** Referred to Natural Resources `referral-committee`
- **2025-04-24** Considered in formal meeting
- **2025-04-24** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2025-04-24** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2025-05-02** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2025-05-05** Committee report distributed
- **2025-05-05** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2025-05-19** Considered in Calendars
- **2025-05-21** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2025-05-22** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2025-05-22** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2025-05-22** Record vote
- **2025-05-22** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-23** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2025-05-23** Passed `passage`
- **2025-05-23** Record vote
- **2025-05-23** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2025-05-23** House passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2025-05-26** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2025-05-26** Read
- **2025-05-26** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2025-05-26** Record vote
- **2025-05-26** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2025-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2025-05-27** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2025-05-28** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2025-05-28** 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/ad02347d-7b71-42df-b3a8-d38872312c11`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).