Bill Title: Amends existing law relating to oil and gas to revise provisions relating to the confidentiality of certain exploratory and wildcat wells; to provide for the use of well logs and directional surveys in actions to enforce specified provisions; to provide for the assessment of civil penalties by the Oil and Gas Conservation Commission; to provide that the commission may bring civil actions for certain violations and threats to violate and to provide for damages; to provide that certain conduct shall constitute a misdemeanor and to provide for penalties; to provide for the discretion of the commission relating to minor violations; to remove provisions relating to actions against the commission and appeals; and to revise penalty provisions relating to the falsification of certain records.

Sponsorship: Committee Bill

Status: (Passed) 2012-03-20 - Governor signed Session Law Chapter 73 Effective: 03/20/12 [H0463 Detail]

Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

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Voting Records

Chamber	Vote	Date	Yea	Nay	NV	Abs	Total	Result	Source	View
Senate	Senate Third Reading	2012-03-08	32	0	0	3	35	Passed	Link	View
House	House Third Reading	2012-02-15	64	3	0	3	70	Passed	Link	View