Texas · Senate Bill 1686 · 88th Legislature, Regular Session

Relating to the reduction and plugging of orphaned oil and gas wells; providing for the imposition of a fee and an exemption from certain taxes and…

SB 1686 Sponsored by César Blanco Died in committee

  1. Introduced Mar 6, 2023
  2. In committee Mar 16, 2023
  3. Died  
  4. Passed the House  
  5. To the governor  
  6. Became law  

What it does

The legislature's own summary of the bill, or its official long title.

Relating to the reduction and plugging of orphaned oil and gas wells; providing for the imposition of a fee and an exemption from certain taxes and fees.

Every action

4 steps, oldest first, as the legislature records them.

  1. SenateReceived by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. SenateFiled
  3. SenateRead first time
  4. CommitteeReferred to Natural Resources & Economic Development · Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development

Roll calls

No recorded votes on this bill yet.

Sponsors

The member who introduced it.

From Texas's official records (ftp.legis.state.tx.us), checked Nov 13, 2026. Text links go to the official versions; LegiList does not copy bill text.