| TX | SB785 | Pass | Relating to the ownership of and certain insurance policy provisions regarding the geothermal energy and associated resources below the surface of land.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective immediately |
| TX | SB1290 | Pass | Relating to a study of the effects of the installation, operation, removal, and disposal of solar, wind turbine, and energy storage equipment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Effective immediately |
| TX | SB1404 | Veto | Relating to the creation of a work group to study the benefits of coal-to-nuclear electric generating facility conversion.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-18
Vetoed by the Governor |
| TX | SB2453 | Veto | Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the building products, materials, or methods used in the construction of residential or commercial buildings.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-16
Vetoed by the Governor |
| TX | SB2627 | Pass | Relating to funding mechanisms to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-09
Effective on adoption of const. amendment |
| TX | SB786 | Pass | Relating to the regulation by the Railroad Commission of Texas of closed-loop geothermal injection wells.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-06-02
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SJR93 | Pass | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas energy fund to support the construction, maintenance, modernization, and operation of electric generating facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-30
Filed with the Secretary of State |
| TX | SB604 | Pass | Relating to land services performed by a landman.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-24
See remarks for effective date |
| TX | SB330 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the resilience of the electric grid and certain municipalities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-23
Placed on General State Calendar |
| TX | SB1287 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the cost of interconnecting certain electric generation facilities with the ERCOT transmission system.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-22
Postponed 6/1/23 10:00 AM |
| TX | SB2250 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the execution of a certificate of completion and to imposing certain requirements under a retail installment contract for the purchase of solar panels.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-22
Comm. report sent to Local & Consent Calendar |
| TX | SB1210 | Pass | Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commission of Texas to designate certain persons as the operator of an orphaned oil or gas well.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-19
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB2014 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the legislature's goals for renewable electric generating capacity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-18
To House State Affairs Committee |
| TX | SB258 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to energy efficiency goals for electric utilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-17
To House State Affairs Committee |
| TX | SB2112 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to resources used to ensure the continuous provision of power.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-15
To House State Affairs Committee |
| TX | SB505 | Pass | Relating to imposing an additional fee for the registration of an electric vehicle.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-13
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1017 | Pass | Relating to the authority of a political subdivision to regulate an energy source or engine.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-13
Effective on 9/1/23 |
| TX | SB1836 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the use of certain tax-exempt compressed natural gas and liquefied natural gas refueling facilities under certain circumstances.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-12
To House Ways & Means Committee |
| TX | SB1489 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to prohibiting the investment of the permanent university fund, the national research university fund, or money held by a public institution of higher education in financial companies that boycott certain energy companies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-10
To House Higher Education Committee |
| TX | SB624 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the permitting of renewable energy generation facilities by the Public Utility Commission of Texas; authorizing fees.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-08
To House State Affairs Committee |
| TX | SB2530 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to contracts with and investments in companies that boycott certain energy companies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-06
To House State Affairs Committee |
| TX | SJR82 | Engross
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas power resiliency fund to finance backup power sources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-05-04
To House State Affairs Committee |
| TX | SB1050 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the authority of a natural gas local distribution company to offer energy conservation programs.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-28
To House Energy Resources Committee |
| TX | SB1212 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the interconnection and integration of distributed energy resources.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-20
To House State Affairs Committee |
| TX | SB1828 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the procurement by local governments of energy savings performance contracts for certain conservation measures; creating criminal offenses; authorizing a fee.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-18
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | SB2015 | Engross
Sine Die | Relating to the legislature's goals for electric generation capacity in this state.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-17
To House State Affairs Committee |
| TX | SJR1 | Engross
Sine Die | Proposing a constitutional amendment providing for the creation of the Texas energy insurance fund and the authorization of other funding mechanisms to support the construction and operation of electric generating facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-17
To House State Affairs Committee |
| TX | SB2404 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council to foster collaboration, coordination, and communication to enhance the state's energy efficiency performance; and strategically utilize the state's resources to optimize the benefits of...
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-04-13
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | SB238 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the installment of electric school buses and solar panels in Texas public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-29
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | SB2439 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to capturing and storing carbon dioxide.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee |
| TX | SB2386 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the authority of an electric cooperative to use the power of eminent domain to acquire certain real property.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-23
To Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee |
| TX | SB2153 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to certain school district tax abatements for power system reliability projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee |
| TX | SB2203 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the franchise tax credit for certain clean energy projects.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To Senate Finance Committee |
| TX | SB2243 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to advanced clean energy projects and certain other projects that reduce or eliminate carbon dioxide emissions.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee |
| TX | SB2257 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | SB2259 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the legislature's goals for baseload electric generating capacity.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | SB2274 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the regulation of fusion energy.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-22
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | SB1974 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the creation of the Texas Advanced Research Institute.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To Senate Finance Committee |
| TX | SB1975 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the delegation of authority to issue permits for nuclear power reactor operators from the Nuclear Regulatory Commission to the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | SB2002 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to a limitation on the generation capacity provided for the ERCOT power grid from wind and solar generation facilities.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-21
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | SB1811 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas over and a study of the upstream production, pipeline transportation, and storage of hydrogen.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-20
To Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee |
| TX | SB1942 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the use of school buses and electricity by public schools.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-20
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | SB1382 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to contracting with companies that boycott certain energy companies.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-16
To Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee |
| TX | SB1378 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the procurement and operation of backup generation facilities for the ERCOT power region.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-16
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | SB1453 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the authority of a local government to enter into energy savings performance contracts.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-16
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | SB1530 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to reporting the blast radius information for aboveground storage tanks.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-16
To Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee |
| TX | SB1311 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the creation of the Texas Transportation Electrification Council and the duties of that council.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-09
To Senate Transportation Committee |
| TX | SB1303 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the issuance of a permit by the commissioner of the General Land Office for a wind power facility on coastal public land; authorizing a fee; providing a civil penalty.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-09
To Senate Natural Resources & Economic Development Committee |
| TX | SB857 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to the use of the electric generating facility fund to finance construction and maintenance of electric generating and transmission facilities in the ERCOT power region; authorizing an assessment.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-03-01
To Senate Business & Commerce Committee |
| TX | SB488 | Intro
Sine Die | Relating to imposing a tax on the generation of electricity by certain electric generators to provide revenue for property tax relief.
[Detail][Text][Discuss] | 2023-02-17
To Senate Finance Committee |
