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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to oil and gas liens."
description: "Relating to oil and gas liens."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 3794"
citation: "Texas HB 3794 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Business & Commerce--General (I0050)", "Oil & Gas (I0545)", "Property Interests--Mortgages & Liens (I0605)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Geren", "Hinojosa"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 46
vote_count: 0
first_action: "2021-03-11"
last_action: "2021-06-04"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/d078d5e5-1743-458d-bfc3-3e21856f39b2"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB03700_HB03799/HB 3794.xml"
source_hash: "fb71045f1e87667cc3fc960a800794f2f56220ea650583b8ac18d74b3dcbb40a"
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 3794 (87) — Relating to oil and gas liens.
## 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/87R/billtext/html/HB03794I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03794E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03794H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03794S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB03794F.HTM)
## Sponsors
- Geren — primary (person)
- Hinojosa — primary (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-03-11** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-22** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-22** Referred to Energy Resources `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-29** Left pending in committee
- **2021-04-01** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-01** Recommended to be sent to Local & Consent `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-04-13** Committee report distributed
- **2021-04-13** Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar
- **2021-04-27** Considered in Local & Consent Calendars
- **2021-04-30** Placed on Local, Consent, and Res. Calendar
- **2021-04-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-04-30** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-04-30** Passed to engrossment as amended
- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-30** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-30** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-30** Record vote
- **2021-04-30** Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-03** Reported engrossed
- **2021-05-03** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-05-06** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-05-06** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-05-11** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-05-11** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-11** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-05-19** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-05-19** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-19** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-19** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-19** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-19** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-19** Record vote
- **2021-05-19** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-19** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-20** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-22** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-22** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-06-04** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-06-04** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
## Source
OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/d078d5e5-1743-458d-bfc3-3e21856f39b2`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).