HB 5106
bill letting royalty owners demand the documents they sign
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 information a payor of the proceeds of production from an oil and gas well is required to provide a payee.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Ask for a copy, and the payor has 14 days to send it.
The bill lets a royalty or mineral owner who is asked to sign a lease ratification, pooling or unit agreement, or division order demand a copy of the underlying document, and the payor must send it within 14 days. It touches oil and gas operators and purchasers who pay out production money and the owners who receive it. If the payor does not respond in time, the owner no longer has to sign and must still be paid, and every signing request must tell the owner about this right.
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-HB5106 · 2025-03-13
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ITEM
relating to the information a payor of the proceeds of production from an oil and gas well is required to provide a payee.
WHAT IT DOES
Ask for a copy, and the payor has 14 days to send it.
The bill lets a royalty or mineral owner who is asked to sign a lease ratification, pooling or unit agreement, or division order demand a copy of the underlying document, and the payor must send it within 14 days. It touches oil and gas operators and purchasers who pay out production money and the owners who receive it. If the payor does not respond in time, the owner no longer has to sign and must still be paid, and every signing request must tell the owner about this right.
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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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY
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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
Oil & Gas
ROYALTIES
Text
The text as introduced · 263 words
By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 5106 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the information a payor of the proceeds of production from an oil and gas well is required to provide a payee. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter J, Chapter 91, Natural Resources Code, is amended by adding Sections 91.409 and 91.410 to read as follows: Sec. 91.409. INFORMATION REQUESTED BY PAYEE. (a) This section applies to a payee who is requested by a payor to sign: (1) a ratification of a lease, pooling agreement, or unit designation; or (2) a division order. (b) On written request by a payee to whom this section applies, the payor must provide the payee with a copy of the document to be ratified or the lease underlying the division order, as appropriate. The payor must respond to the request not later than the 14th day after the date on which the request was received by the payor. (c) The failure of a payor to respond to a request described by Subsection (b) releases the obligation of the payee to sign the ratification or division order, as appropriate. A payee who is not obligated to sign a division order under this subsection is entitled to payment notwithstanding Section 91.402(c)(1). Sec. 91.410. REQUIRED INFORMATION IN PAYOR REQUEST. A payor's request that a payee ratify a lease, pooling agreement, or unit designation, or sign a division order, must include a statement that describes the payee's rights under Section 91.409. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.