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HB 1143: Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources

GENERAL BILL by Shoaf ; Tant

Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources; Prohibits drilling, exploration, or production of specified petroleum products within certain distance of national estuarine research reserves; requires DEP to consider certain factors when determining whether natural resources of certain bodies of water & shore areas are adequately protected from potential accident or blowout; provides requirements for balancing test to make such determination.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
 Last Action: 4/23/2025 House - In Messages
Bill Text: PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2025 House • Filed
    3/4/2025 House • 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
    3/5/2025 House • Referred to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
    • Referred to State Affairs Committee
    • Now in Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
    3/21/2025 House • Added to Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee agenda
    3/25/2025 House • Favorable by Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
    • Reported out of Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee
    • Now in State Affairs Committee
    4/4/2025 House • Added to State Affairs Committee agenda
    4/8/2025 House • Favorable by State Affairs Committee
    • Reported out of State Affairs Committee
    • Bill released to House Calendar
    • Added to Second Reading Calendar
    4/10/2025 House • Bill added to Special Order Calendar (4/16/2025)
    4/16/2025 House • Read 2nd time
    • Placed on 3rd reading
    • Added to Third Reading Calendar
    • Read 3rd time
    • Passed; YEAS 116, NAYS 0
    4/16/2025 Senate • In Messages
    • Referred to Rules
    4/22/2025 Senate • Received
    4/23/2025 Senate • Withdrawn from Rules -SJ 500
    • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    • Substituted for SB 1300 -SJ 500
    • Read 2nd time -SJ 500
    • Amendment(s) adopted (639528) -SJ 500
    • Read 3rd time -SJ 501
    • Passed as amended; YEAS 37 NAYS 1 -SJ 501
    4/23/2025 House • In Messages

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  • HB 1143, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2025 at 9:54 AM

    Bill Text:   PDF
    Analyses:   Natural Resources & Disasters Subcommittee (Post-Meeting) 3/26/2025 (pdf)
    State Affairs Committee (Post-Meeting) 4/8/2025 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    S 1300 Permits for Drilling, Exploration, and Extraction of Oil and Gas Resources Simon Similar Last Action: 4/23/2025 S Laid on Table, refer to HB 1143 -SJ 500 Track This Bill

    Floor Amendments (2)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Floor Action Format
    957526 - Amendment
    Delete line 28 and insert:     		Simon 4/22/2025
    10:41 AM     		Senate: Withdrawn
    4/23/2025     		Web Page
    PDF
    639528 - Amendment
    Delete line 28 and insert:     		Simon 4/23/2025
    1:15 PM     		Senate: Adopted
    4/23/2025     		Web Page
    PDF

    Floor Votes (2)

    Date Chamber Result
    4/16/2025 12:06 PM House 116 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/23/2025 2:02 PM Senate 37 Yeas - 1 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (4)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    377.24 Notice of intention to drill well; permits; abandoned wells and dry holes. Page 1 (pdf)
    377.242 Permits for drilling or exploring and extracting through well holes or by other means. Page 2 (pdf)
    377.243 Conditions for granting permits for extraction through well holes. Page 5 (pdf)
    377.37 Penalties. Page 6 (pdf)

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