2026 Regular Session
SB1976
Oil and gas; authorizing certain operators to make voluntary election. Emergency.
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
Likes
Regarding surety bonds for oil and gas well operators.
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 26, 2026 · Senate
Senate: Energy Committee: DO PASS
Passed
10 yea–0 nay
March 16, 2026 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
46 yea–0 nay · 2 absent
April 1, 2026 · House
House: Energy Committee: DO PASS
Passed
10 yea–0 nay
April 13, 2026 · House
House: Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee: DO PASS
Passed
12 yea–1 nay
April 29, 2026 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
87 yea–0 nay · 12 absent
Committee referrals
March 30, 2026 · House
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
March 30, 2026 · House
Energy
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 05/06/2026
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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 and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0 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 Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy View roll call
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House Referred to Energy
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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 and Emergency passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 1 View roll call
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Senate General Order, Considered
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Boles (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 Green
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Senate First Reading