William Drew Darby, Texas State Representative of the 52nd district (R) | https://drewdarby.com/about/
William Drew Darby, Texas State Representative of the 52nd district (R) | https://drewdarby.com/about/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to geothermal energy conservation wells’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends the Natural Resources Code to define a "geothermal energy conservation well" as a facility used for retaining energy that can provide dispatchable generation of electricity for the power grid. These wells are classified as electric energy storage facilities but not as battery energy storage resources. It mandates that the commission shall designate a person as the operator of the well if they submit a fact-supported claim to a continuing possessory right in the mineral estate, geothermal energy, and associated resources estate, or geologic space accessed by the well. The applicant must also provide a completed certificate of compliance and a nonrefundable fee of $250. The bill will take effect immediately upon receiving a two-thirds majority vote from each legislative house; otherwise, it will take effect on Sept. 1, 2025.
Drew Darby, chair of the House Committee on Energy Resources and member of the House Committee on State Affairs, proposed another 18 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Drew Darby is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 72nd House district. He replaced previous state representative Scott Edward Campbell in 2007.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5578 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to notice of a public hearing at which the board of directors of an appraisal district will consider the appraisal district budget |
| HB 5576 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to certain best management practices and to certain requirements for the design, construction, and operation of certain wind and solar power facilities in this state |
| HB 5523 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the procedure for the adoption by the board of regents of The University of Texas System of a rate and damage schedule for the management of university land |
| HB 5518 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to the procedure for action on certain applications for an amendment to a water right |
| HB 5517 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to sexually explicit artificially generated images and videos |
| HB 5123 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to financial assurance requirements for operators under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas |
| HB 5109 | 04/07/2025 | Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings |
| HB 3249 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to rules providing for certification of issues to the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality in contested cases referred to the State Office of Administrative Hearings by the commission |
| HB 3044 | 04/02/2025 | Relating to the periodic elimination of generic transmission constraints in the ERCOT power region |
| HB 3445 | 03/31/2025 | Relating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and pole charges of an electric cooperative |
| HB 3746 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the exemption of certain gas and electricity from sales and use taxes |
| HB 2713 | 03/25/2025 | Relating to the repeal of a municipal civil service system for firefighters and police officers in certain municipalities |
| HB 3503 | 03/24/2025 | Relating to the Social Work Licensure Compact; authorizing fees |
| HB 3190 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to school personnel and public school operations, including the eligibility of certain employees for unemployment compensation benefits |
| HB 3156 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to fluid oil and gas waste and products and byproducts of that waste |
| HB 3100 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to a limit on the number of athletic scholarships that may be awarded to foreign students by a public institution of higher education |
| HB 3035 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the creation of an organized oilfield theft prevention unit within the Department of Public Safety |
| HB 2678 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Texas Advanced Nuclear Energy Authority and a Texas nuclear permitting officer |
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