2026 Regular Session
SB1509
Groundwater use; modifying provisions related to spacing of wells. Effective date.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Dislikes
No public reasoning provided.
Recorded floor votes
5 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 5, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Energy Committee: DO PASS
Passed
10 yea–0 nay
March 25, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
37 yea–7 nay · 4 absent
April 6, 2026 · House
House: Agriculture Committee: DO PASS
Passed
6 yea–3 nay
April 13, 2026 · House
House: Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
11 yea–2 nay
May 4, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
61 yea–28 nay · 10 absent
Committee referrals
March 30, 2026 · House
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
March 30, 2026 · House
Agriculture
February 3, 2026 · Senate
Energy
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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Senate Approved by Governor 05/07/2026
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Senate Sent to Governor
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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Senate Enrolled, to House
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Senate Referred for enrollment
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House Signed, returned to Senate
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 61 Nays: 28 View roll call
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House General Order
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House CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
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House Coauthored by Senator(s) Burns
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House Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Agriculture View roll call
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House Referred to Agriculture
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House Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
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House First Reading
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 37 Nays: 7 View roll call
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Senate Ayes: 43 Nays: 0
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Senate Advanced to Third Reading
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Newton (principal House author)
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Energy
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Senate Authored by Senator Jech
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Senate First Reading