Monitoring the SessionHB 2751
Died in committee
Initial review · graded Oct 19, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
relating to the recusal of a member of the Railroad Commission of Texas in certain matters.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Commissioners step aside on matters with businesses they profit from. $5,000 line.
The bill bars a Railroad Commission member from acting on any commission matter involving a business the member owns a stake in, gets income from, or did more than $5,000 of business with in the past year. It touches the three elected railroad commissioners and the companies whose matters come before them. Starting September 1, 2025, a commissioner with one of those ties has to step aside from that matter.
Labels: ZOMBIE BILL. Died 2 times: 88R HB 1296 (Died in committee) and this bill (Died in committee). Checked against 88R only.BACK FROM THE DEAD. Same text as a bill filed before that died: 88R HB 1296 (Died in committee). Filed in 2 sessions, counting this one. Checked against 88R only.TRY NO. 2. Filed in 2 sessions: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 12, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
89R-HB2751 · 2025-02-12
relating to the recusal of a member of the Railroad Commission of Texas in certain matters.
Commissioners step aside on matters with businesses they profit from. $5,000 line.
The bill bars a Railroad Commission member from acting on any commission matter involving a business the member owns a stake in, gets income from, or did more than $5,000 of business with in the past year. It touches the three elected railroad commissioners and the companies whose matters come before them. Starting September 1, 2025, a commissioner with one of those ties has to step aside from that matter.
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Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 24, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.
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No floor vote loaded for this bill.
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Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 19, 2026, against the published rubric.
Filed 2 times: 88R and 89R. Checked against 88R only.
by Rep. Goodwin, same lead author · Died in committee · same text
Introduced textLast action, Mar 3, 2023: Referred to State Affairs
Relating to the recusal of a member of the Railroad Commission of Texas in certain matters.
Caption, 88R bill history
Texas House · Filed Feb 12, 2025
03/19/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 19 2025 12:35PM
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
House committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee
Elections--Campaign Financing
Ethics
Mines & Mineral Resources
Oil & Gas
State Agencies, Boards & Commissions
Utilities--Natural Gas
RAILROAD COMMISSION
RAILROAD COMMISSIONER
The text as introduced · 188 words
89R8039 KRM-D By: Goodwin H.B. No. 2751 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the recusal of a member of the Railroad Commission of Texas in certain matters. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 81.01004, Natural Resources Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 81.01004. PERSONAL FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE, STANDARDS OF CONDUCT, [ AND ] CONFLICT OF INTEREST , AND RECUSAL . (a) A commissioner is subject to the provisions of Chapter 572, Government Code, that apply to elected officers, including the requirements governing personal financial statements, standards of conduct, and conflicts of interest. (b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a commissioner may not act on a matter under the commission's consideration that involves a business entity, as defined by Section 572.002, Government Code: (1) in which the commissioner has an equity ownership interest; (2) from which the commissioner receives income; or (3) with which the commissioner has otherwise done business in the preceding year in an amount of more than $5,000, including the making of consumer purchases. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.