HB 5105
bill making oil and gas payors explain stopped payments
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade
Caption
relating to the imposition on a payor of proceeds of production from an oil or gas well of a duty to notify a payee when payments to the payee are suspended.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Written notice within 30 days, with reasons in reasonable detail.
This bill requires a company that pays oil and gas proceeds to send a written notice to the person it owes when it stops paying them, explaining in reasonable detail why. The notice is due within 30 days of the suspension and covers suspensions for any reason other than those already listed in an existing section of state law. A payor that skips the notice owes interest on the held money, starting on day 31 and running until the notice is delivered, for suspensions made on or after September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: PENDING FOREVER. Heard by the House Energy Resources committee on Apr 14, 2025 and left pending. Never voted out. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-HB5105 · 2025-03-13
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ITEM
relating to the imposition on a payor of proceeds of production from an oil or gas well of a duty to notify a payee when payments to the payee are suspended.
WHAT IT DOES
Written notice within 30 days, with reasons in reasonable detail.
This bill requires a company that pays oil and gas proceeds to send a written notice to the person it owes when it stops paying them, explaining in reasonable detail why. The notice is due within 30 days of the suspension and covers suspensions for any reason other than those already listed in an existing section of state law. A payor that skips the notice owes interest on the held money, starting on day 31 and running until the notice is delivered, for suspensions made on or after September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · April 12, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
HISTORY
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Energy Resources
- Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- Considered in public hearing
- Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- Left pending in committee
FILED UNDER
No verified beat found.
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Donors
Not tied to this bill.
Sources
The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.
Derived itemized flow · Jul 2, 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.
Lone Star Project Nonfederal$85,000.00
Lone Star Project Nonfederal
$85,000.00
- Cash
- $75,000.00
- Paid by others
- $10,000.00
- Total
- $85,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 22, 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.
Report IDs: 101056369, 101068193.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Lone Star Project Nonfederal
$85,000.00
- Cash
- $75,000.00
- Paid by others
- $10,000.00
- Total
- $85,000.00
Also funds 1 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 22, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
Sources
Derived itemized flow · Mar 25, 2026 to Sep 22, 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.
Report IDs: 101056369, 101068193.
Votes
No floor vote loaded for this bill.
Fiscal
No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source
Sources
Fiscal note · version I · April 12, 2025
No first-year general revenue figure available here.
LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.
Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.
How this was graded
Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Mar 13, 2025
04/14/2025 H Left pending in committee
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 · Energy Resources · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Financial--General
Oil & Gas
Text
The text as introduced · 377 words
By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 5105 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the imposition on a payor of proceeds of production from an oil or gas well of a duty to notify a payee when payments to the payee are suspended. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 91, Natural Resources Code, is amended by adding Section 91.409 to read as follows: Sec. 91.409. NOTIFICATION OF SUSPENSION OF PAYMENTS. (a) When a payor suspends a payment to a payee for a reason other than a reason described by Section 91.402(f), the payor shall send to the payee a written notice stating that payments have been suspended and explaining in reasonable detail the reason for the suspension. The notice must be sent not later than the 30th day after the date the payment was suspended and must include the information required by Section 91.502(1). (b) A payor that suspends payment to a payee for a reason other than a reason described by Section 91.402(f) without sending to the payee notice of suspension as provided by Subsection (a) shall pay to the payee interest on the amount of the suspended payment for the period that begins on the 31st day after the date the payment is suspended and ends on the date notice of the suspension is delivered to the payee. The rate of interest to be paid under this subsection is a rate two points higher than the rate charged for that period on loans to depository institutions by the New York Federal Reserve Bank, unless a different rate is specified by a written agreement between the payor and payee. SECTION 2. Section 91.409, Natural Resources Code, as added by this Act, applies only to a suspension of a payment of proceeds of production from an oil or gas well made on or after the effective date of this Act. A suspension of a payment of proceeds of production from an oil or gas well made before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the date the suspension was made, and the former law is continued in effect for that purpose. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.