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2026 Regular Session

SB1976

Oil and gas; authorizing certain operators to make voluntary election. Emergency.

Legislative progress

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Introduced in Senate February 2, 2026 Senate committee passed February 26, 2026 Senate passed March 16, 2026 Sent to House March 17, 2026 Introduced in House March 17, 2026 House committee passed April 1, 2026 House committee passed April 15, 2026 House passed April 29, 2026 Enrolled April 29, 2026 Enrolled April 30, 2026 Sent to Governor April 30, 2026 Governor approved May 6, 2026

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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

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March 16, 2026 · Senate

Senate: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

46 yea–0 nay · 2 absent

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April 1, 2026 · House

House: Energy Committee: DO PASS

Passed

10 yea–0 nay

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April 13, 2026 · House

House: Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee: DO PASS

Passed

12 yea–1 nay

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April 29, 2026 · House

House: THIRD READING

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

87 yea–0 nay · 12 absent

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Committee referrals

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.

  1. Senate Approved by Governor 05/06/2026
  2. Senate Sent to Governor
  3. House Signed, returned to Senate
  4. Senate Enrolled, to House
  5. Senate Referred for enrollment
  6. House Signed, returned to Senate
  7. House Third Reading, Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 87 Nays: 0 View roll call
  8. House General Order
  9. House CR; Do Pass Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee
  10. House Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy View roll call
  11. House Referred to Energy
  12. House Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
  13. House First Reading
  14. Senate Engrossed to House
  15. Senate Referred for engrossment
  16. Senate Measure and Emergency passed: Ayes: 46 Nays: 1 View roll call
  17. Senate General Order, Considered
  18. Senate Coauthored by Representative Boles (principal House author)
  19. Senate Placed on General Order
  20. Senate Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed View roll call
  21. Senate Second Reading referred to Energy
  22. Senate Authored by Senator Green
  23. Senate First Reading
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