By: Rosenthal H.B. No. 5103       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the abandonment of mineral proceeds for purposes of   certain unclaimed property laws.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 75.001(a)(1) and (2), Property Code,   are amended to read as follows:                (1)  "Mineral" means oil, gas, uranium, sulphur,   lignite, coal, lithium, salt, bromine, and any other substance that   is ordinarily and naturally considered a mineral in this state,   regardless of:                      (A)  the depth at which the oil, gas, uranium,   sulphur, lignite, coal, lithium, salt, bromine, or other substance   is found; and                      (B)  whether the oil, gas, uranium, sulphur,   lignite, coal, lithium, salt, bromine, or other substance is found   within a liquid, gas, or solid that is ordinarily and naturally   considered a nonmineral in this state.                (2)  "Mineral proceeds" includes:                      (A)  all obligations to pay resulting from the   production and sale of all minerals produced, including net revenue   interests, royalties, overriding royalties, production payments,   and joint operating agreements; and                      (B)  all obligations for the acquisition and   retention of a mineral lease, including bonuses, delay rentals,   shut-in royalties, and minimum royalties.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.