SB 1147: Texas leaves the Interstate Mining Compact

Caption

relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact.

Summary

The Texas Mining Council goes too, one year after notice.

The bill pulls Texas out of the Interstate Mining Compact and orders the governor to notify the other member states and publish notice in the Texas Register. One year after that notice, it abolishes the Texas compact commissioner's office and the Texas Mining Council and repeals the chapter of law that set up the compact. State mining oversight through the multistate compact ends, and the related state offices disappear.

Labels

Labels: INSTANT LAW. Took effect immediately, on May 13, 2025. 833 of the 1,185 graded 89R laws took effect Sep 1, 2025 (derived from the bill histories, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1147 · 2025-02-06

SOLD BY

Sen. Brian BirdwellRSenate 22

ITEM

relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate Mining Compact.

WHAT IT DOES

The Texas Mining Council goes too, one year after notice.

The bill pulls Texas out of the Interstate Mining Compact and orders the governor to notify the other member states and publish notice in the Texas Register. One year after that notice, it abolishes the Texas compact commissioner's office and the Texas Mining Council and repeals the chapter of law that set up the compact. State mining oversight through the multistate compact ends, and the related state offices disappear.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 18, 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

Feb 6, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Feb 6, 2025Filed
Feb 24, 2025Read first time
Feb 24, 2025Referred to Natural Resources
Mar 19, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 19, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 19, 2025Left pending in committee
Mar 26, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 26, 2025Vote taken in committee
Mar 27, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendments
Mar 27, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Mar 27, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
Apr 3, 2025Placed on intent calendar
Apr 8, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Apr 8, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Apr 8, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
Apr 8, 2025Three day rule suspended
Apr 8, 2025Record vote
Apr 8, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 8, 2025Passed
Apr 8, 2025Record vote
Apr 8, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 9, 2025Received from the Senate
Apr 17, 2025Read first time
Apr 17, 2025Referred to Energy Resources
Apr 24, 2025Considered in formal meeting
Apr 24, 2025Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 28, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 28, 2025Committee report distributed
Apr 28, 2025Laid out in lieu of companion HB 3506
Apr 28, 2025Read 2nd time
Apr 28, 2025Passed to 3rd reading
Apr 28, 2025Record vote RV#682
Apr 28, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 29, 2025Read 3rd time
Apr 29, 2025Passed
Apr 29, 2025Record vote RV#797
Apr 29, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
Apr 29, 2025House passage reported
Apr 29, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 29, 2025Reported enrolled
Apr 30, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 1, 2025Signed in the House
May 1, 2025Sent to the Governor
May 13, 2025Signed by the Governor
May 13, 2025Effective immediately

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 139 yea · 7 nay

Senate · 30 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · Apr 29, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Apr 8, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brian Birdwell

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC Austin TX$30,000

Good Government Fund Fort Worth TX$10,000

Texas Oil & Gas Assn. Good Govt. Cmte Austin TX$10,000

Derived from itemized gifts, Jul 1, 2024 to Jun 30, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

$353,800 raised since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. blank in the state's data, consistent with zero. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.

$502,039 spent since Jul 1, 2024. Derived sum of published report totals. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026. 4 of 4 filed reports carry a published figure.

$731,044 cash on hand. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

$0 loans outstanding. Published report total. Stock, as of Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived sum of itemized contributions in regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Unitemized contributions are not included. Flow, Jul 1, 2024 through Jun 30, 2026. State filing data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Money

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

Votes5

House Apr 29, 2025

Yea: 139
Nay: 7
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 1
Excused: 1

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 797

SB 1147 was passed by (Record 797): 139 Yeas, 7 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 139 (published)
Nay: 7 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 1 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House Apr 28, 2025

Yea: 141
Nay: 4
Present, not voting: 1
Absent: 3
Excused: 1

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 682

SB 1147 was passed to third reading by (Record 682): 141 Yeas, 4 Nays, 1 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 141 (published)
Nay: 4 (published)
Present, not voting: 1 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 8, 2025

Yea: 30
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1

Names

KingExcused

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0. (Same as previous roll call)

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 30 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 8, 2025

Yea: 30
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1

Names

KingExcused

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Sources

Senator Birdwell moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that SB 1147 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 30, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 30 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Apr 8, 2025

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1

Names

KingExcused

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

Senate journal

Names were not printed for yea. Only the named positions are included in member records.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: 1 (derived from named list)

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses1

For: 0
Against: 0
On: 1

Names

On

Railroad Commission of Texas1 registration

Sources

1 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version I · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version I · March 18, 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 Senate · Filed Feb 6, 2025

05/13/2025 E Effective immediately

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

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

Companion

HB 3506 by Dyson (identical)

Subjects

Intergovernmental Relations

Mines & Mineral Resources

TEXAS MINING COUNCIL (VW9Z0)

Text

The text as introduced · 220 words

89R6087 JAM-D

By: Birdwell
S.B. No. 1147

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the withdrawal of the State of Texas from the Interstate

Mining Compact.

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

SECTION 1. The State of Texas withdraws from the Interstate

Mining Compact under Section 132.002, Natural Resources Code, as

authorized by Article VIII of the compact. As soon as practicable

after the effective date of this Act, the governor shall:

(1) provide written notice of the withdrawal to the

governor of each state that is a party to the compact as provided by

that article; and

(2) publish notice of the withdrawal in the Texas

Register.

SECTION 2. On the first anniversary of the date the governor

publishes notice under Section 1(2) of this Act:

(1) the office of the Interstate Mining Compact

Commissioner for Texas is abolished;

(2) the Texas Mining Council is abolished; and

(3) Chapter 132, Natural Resources Code, is repealed.

SECTION 3. Except as otherwise provided by this Act, this

Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of

all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39,

Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the

vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect

September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

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WHAT IT DOES

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HISTORY

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Donors

House Apr 29, 2025

House Apr 28, 2025

Senate Apr 8, 2025

Senate Apr 8, 2025

Senate Apr 8, 2025

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