Texas Legislature
Bills Sponsored / Joint Sponsored
Rep. Drew Darby
89th Legislature Regular Session
Report Date: 6/28/2025

Number of Bills: 27

Report Sections: Sponsored Bills | Joint Sponsored Bills

Sponsor (16):
SB 304 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 05/15/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the jurisdiction of municipal courts over health and safety and nuisance abatement ordinances.

SB 499 Author: Sparks
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the selection by the board of directors of the West Coke County Hospital District of a depository bank for the district.

SB 879 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Darby | Guerra
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to an exemption for drillers or operators of closed-loop geothermal injection wells from certain requirements applicable to persons involved in activities under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

SB 1036 Author: Zaffirini
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the regulation of residential solar retail transactions; requiring an occupational registration; authorizing fees; providing civil and administrative penalties.

SB 1146 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Darby | Guillen | Gerdes
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the plugging or replugging of certain inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas.

SB 1172 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to exempting certain transactions from regulation by the Texas Real Estate Commission.

SB 1214 Author: Perry
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 05/29/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the operations and administration of the Concho County Hospital District.

SB 1566 Author: Bettencourt
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.

SB 1569 Author: King
Sponsor: Darby | Capriglione
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the availability of certain personal information of a member of the governing board of an institution of higher education, the chief executive officer of the institution, or the chief executive officer of a university system.

SB 1762 Author: Blanco
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to designate certain persons as the operator of an orphaned oil or gas well.

SB 2122 Author: Zaffirini
Sponsor: Darby | Morales, Eddie
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to imposition of application fees for certain permits and permit amendments for the disposal of oil and gas waste.

SB 2173 Author: Parker
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the effect of a tax certificate accompanying a transfer of certain property.

SB 2203 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 05/26/2025 H Placed on General State Calendar
Caption: Relating to the certification of discovery issues to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in contested cases referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings by the commission.

SB 2550 Author: West
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to an exemption of the transfer of certain rights in water from certain disclosure requirements applicable to the transfer of certain interests in real property.

SB 2629 Author: Creighton
Sponsor: Darby
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to organization of, meetings of, and voting by condominium unit owners' associations and property owners' associations.

SB 2774 Author: Hinojosa, Adam
Sponsor: Darby | Martinez Fischer
Last Action: 05/24/2025 E Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caption: Relating to the classification of certain entities as primarily engaged in retail trade for purposes of the franchise tax.

Joint Sponsor (11):
SB 494 Author: Sparks
Sponsor: Landgraf | Lopez, Ray | Morales, Eddie | Darby
Last Action: 05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the establishment of a theft of petroleum products task force.

SB 783 Author: Menéndez
Sponsor: Hernandez | Darby
Last Action: 05/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings.

SB 1145 Author: Birdwell | Sparks
Sponsor: Landgraf | Darby
Last Action: 05/13/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the authority of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality to issue permits for the land application of water produced from certain mining and oil and gas extraction operations.

SB 1147 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Dyson | Capriglione | Darby
Last Action: 05/13/2025 E Effective immediately
Caption: Relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact.

SB 1150 Author: Middleton
Sponsor: Geren | Darby | Walle | Morales, Eddie
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E See remarks for effective date
Caption: Relating to the plugging of and reporting on inactive wells subject to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas; authorizing an administrative penalty.

SB 1197 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Geren | Curry | Darby
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the operation of an unmanned aircraft over a spaceport; creating a criminal offense.

SB 1737 Author: Huffman | Flores
Sponsor: Geren | Lujan | Darby | Lambert
Last Action: 06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to service retirement benefits payable by the Employees Retirement System of Texas to certain law enforcement officers and custodial officers.

SB 1759 Author: Birdwell
Sponsor: Dyson | Darby
Last Action: 05/27/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the declaration of an oil or gas emergency by the Railroad Commission of Texas and the liability of a person for assistance, advice, or resources provided in relation to an oil or gas emergency.

SB 1806 Author: Sparks
Sponsor: Craddick | Darby
Last Action: 05/19/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to the inspection, purchase, sale, possession, storage, transportation, and disposal of petroleum products, oil and gas equipment, and oil and gas waste; creating criminal offenses and increasing the punishment for an existing criminal offense.

SB 1844 Author: Paxton
Sponsor: Craddick | Darby | King | Patterson
Last Action: 05/28/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Caption: Relating to disannexation of certain areas of a municipality for failure to provide services.

SB 2949 Author: Hinojosa, Juan "Chuy" | Hinojosa, Adam
Sponsor: Morales, Eddie | Guillen | Canales | Darby | Landgraf
Last Action: 05/24/2025 H Committee report sent to Calendars
Caption: Relating to the regulation of certain facilities and operators engaged in the motor fuel transport or export business; requiring an occupational license; authorizing a fee; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a civil penalty.

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