Relating to oil and gas production, including filing requirements, the authority of the department of natural resources, confidential information, pooling orders, negotiation of surface damage, imposition and distribution of a tax, and jurisdiction, and providing civil penalties

Where it is now

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   Done: IntroducedFebruary 11, 2025
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   Done: SubcommitteeFebruary 17, 2025
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   Done: Senate committeeMarch 6, 2025
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   Done: Passes the SenateApril 16, 202632–15
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   Done: House committeeApril 21, 2026
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   Done: Passes the HouseMay 2, 202665–21
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   Done: To the GovernorMay 18, 2026
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   Done: Signed into lawJune 1, 2026

Signed into law What’s a funnel?

Amendments · 6

3 adopted · 1 failed · 1 never voted on. Newest first.

• S-5256 · filed May 3, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a requirement that certain rules only apply if a producer has identified natural hydrogen pools within a spacing unit. It also changes the rules for negotiating surface damages by requiring operators to get written permission from landowners before entering a site and prohibiting them from drilling if an agreement on damage payments is not reached. Additionally, it creates a process where landowners can opt out of further negotiations, and it establishes a minimum ten thousand dollar civil penalty for operators who violate the rules regarding contact with those landowners. Its wording →
  Never voted on
• H-8477 · filed May 3, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment adds formal definitions for casing, spud date, and well logs. It also establishes rules for keeping certain drilling data confidential for one to three years and requires producers to submit specific technical reports to the department within 120 days of starting a well. Its wording →
  Failed
  25–61
  May 2, 2026
• H-8476 · filed May 3, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that the producer must identify pools of existing natural hydrogen within the spacing unit. Its wording →
  Adopted
  May 2, 2026
• H-8475 · filed May 3, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that companies must give landowners a written description of how to opt out of negotiations. It also creates a process where a landowner can tell an operator and the attorney general that they no longer wish to discuss damage payments, which prevents the company from contacting them about an agreement. Finally, it adds a fine of at least ten thousand dollars for any company that violates these contact rules. Its wording →
  Adopted
  May 2, 2026
• H-8474 · filed May 3, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that oil and gas operators must get written permission from a surface owner before entering a site for operations. It also states that if the owner and operator cannot agree on a payment for damages, the operator is not allowed to enter the site to drill. Its wording →
  Adopted
  May 2, 2026
• H-8450 · filed April 30, 2026 by

  AI summary This amendment adds a rule that no wells can be placed on property without the owner's express consent and requires that any legal ambiguities be interpreted in favor of landowners. It requires the department to maintain a public, searchable online registry of filings and mandates that information regarding safety incidents, spills, or leaks cannot be kept confidential. The amendment also adds new requirements for public notice, landowner rights to cross-examine witnesses, and specific conditions for establishing exploratory spacing units. Its wording →
  Withdrawn
  May 2, 2026