Monitoring the Session

SB 1054

Stealing Oil And Gas Gear Gets Its Own Felony Scale

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsInitial review
Sen. Judith ZaffiriniDSenate 21
Why it's charged
Already a crime

THE TEXT

“If conduct constituting an offense under this section is”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill admits the same conduct may already be an offense under another law, and from general knowledge Texas's general theft statute already covers stealing equipment. The real change is a separate label and a different value scale for oil and gas equipment.

Already a crime

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 creation of the criminal offense of oil and gas equipment theft.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

The same conduct may already be an offense, the bill admits. Felony starts at $2,500.

The bill adds a separate theft offense to the Penal Code's existing petroleum-theft section that covers stealing oil and gas equipment such as drilling rigs, pipeline parts, pumps, vehicles and materials used on oil and gas properties. It touches anyone who takes, buys, sells, hides or moves that equipment without the owner's consent, and the oil and gas operators who own it. Taking equipment worth $2,500 or more becomes a felony on a value scale that tops out at first degree at $300,000, and prosecutors may charge under this section, another law, or both, starting September 1, 2025.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 3, 2025 and referred to the Senate Criminal Justice committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1054 · 2025-02-03

SOLD BY

Sen. Judith ZaffiriniDSenate 21 Sen. César BlancoDSenate 29

ITEM

relating to the creation of the criminal offense of oil and gas equipment theft.

WHAT IT DOES

The same conduct may already be an offense, the bill admits. Felony starts at $2,500.

The bill adds a separate theft offense to the Penal Code's existing petroleum-theft section that covers stealing oil and gas equipment such as drilling rigs, pipeline parts, pumps, vehicles and materials used on oil and gas properties. It touches anyone who takes, buys, sells, hides or moves that equipment without the owner's consent, and the oil and gas operators who own it. Taking equipment worth $2,500 or more becomes a felony on a value scale that tops out at first degree at $300,000, and prosecutors may charge under this section, another law, or both, starting September 1, 2025.

CHARGES

[x] ALREADY A CRIMEanalysis confidence 55%

THE TEXT

“If conduct constituting an offense under this section is”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill admits the same conduct may already be an offense under another law, and from general knowledge Texas's general theft statute already covers stealing equipment. The real change is a separate label and a different value scale for oil and gas equipment.

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate
  2. Filed
  3. Read first time
  4. Referred to Criminal Justice
FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Judith Zaffirini

Donors

Carlos M. Zaffirini Jr$110,000Killam Development Ltd.$73KTexas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$60K

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 1, 2024 to Oct 23, 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.

Carlos M. Zaffirini Jr$110,000.00
Killam Development Ltd.$72,700.00

Killam Development Ltd.

$72,700.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$62,700.00
Total
$72,700.00
advertising $33,000.00media $29,700.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 20, 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: 101011018, 101057658.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$60,000.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$60,000.00

Cash
$60,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$60,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

×

Killam Development Ltd.

$72,700.00

Cash
$10,000.00
Paid by others
$62,700.00
Total
$72,700.00
advertising $33,000.00media $29,700.00

Also funds 3 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Dec 9, 2024 to Sep 28, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 16, 2025 to Aug 20, 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: 101011018, 101057658.

×

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$60,000.00

Cash
$60,000.00
Paid by others
$0.00
Total
$60,000.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team
Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 11, 2024 to Aug 31, 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: 100959783, 100987492, 101011018, 101035338, 101057658.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Feb 3, 2025

02/24/2025 S Referred to Criminal Justice

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Senate committee · Criminal Justice · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Crimes--Against Property

Oil & Gas

Text

The text as introduced · 470 words

89R9972 CMO-F

By: Zaffirini, Blanco
S.B. No. 1054

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the creation of the criminal offense of oil and gas

equipment theft.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. The heading to Section 31.19, Penal Code, is

amended to read as follows:

Sec. 31.19. THEFT OF PETROLEUM PRODUCT OR OIL AND GAS

EQUIPMENT .

SECTION 2. Section 31.19, Penal Code, is amended by

amending Subsections (a), (c), and (d) and adding Subsections

(b-1), (e), and (f) to read as follows:

(a) In this section :

(1) "Oil and gas equipment" means machinery, drilling

equipment, welding equipment, pipeline equipment, fittings, pumps,

vehicles, or other equipment and materials that are part of or

incident to the exploration, development, maintenance, and

operation of oil and gas properties, including oil and gas wells,

oil and gas leases, gasoline plants, and refineries.

(2) "Petroleum [ , "petroleum ] product" means crude

oil, natural gas, or condensate.

(b-1) A person commits an offense if the person unlawfully

appropriates oil and gas equipment with intent to deprive the owner

of the oil and gas equipment by possessing, removing, delivering,

receiving, purchasing, selling, moving, concealing, or

transporting the oil and gas equipment.

(c) Appropriation of a petroleum product or oil and gas

equipment is unlawful if it is without the owner's effective

consent.

(d) An offense under Subsection (b) [ this section ] is:

(1) a state jail felony if the total value of the

petroleum product appropriated is less than $10,000;

(2) a felony of the third degree if the total value of

the petroleum product appropriated is $10,000 or more but less than

$100,000;

(3) a felony of the second degree if the total value of

the petroleum product appropriated is $100,000 or more but less

than $300,000; or

(4) a felony of the first degree if the total value of

the petroleum product appropriated is $300,000 or more.

(e) An offense under Subsection (b-1) is:

(1) a state jail felony if the total value of the oil

and gas equipment appropriated is $2,500 or more but less than

$10,000;

(2) a felony of the third degree if the total value of

the oil and gas equipment appropriated is $10,000 or more but less

than $100,000;

(3) a felony of the second degree if the total value of

the oil and gas equipment appropriated is $100,000 or more but less

than $300,000; or

(4) a felony of the first degree if the total value of

the oil and gas equipment appropriated is $300,000 or more.

(f) If conduct constituting an offense under this section is

also an offense under another law, the actor may be prosecuted under

this section, the other law, or both.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.