Relating to a financing mechanism allowing electric utilities to obtain recovery of costs associated with a weather-related event or other natural disaster; granting authority to issue bonds
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Officially: “Relating to a financing mechanism allowing electric utilities to obtain recovery of costs associated with a weather-related event or other natural disaster; granting authority to issue bonds.” Read the full text
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89th Legislature (2025)
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Received by the Secretary of the Senate · Mar 5, 2025
Filed · Mar 5, 2025
Read first time · Mar 17, 2025
Referred to Business & Commerce · Mar 17, 2025
Scheduled for public hearing on . . . · Apr 3, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 3, 2025
Testimony taken in committee · Apr 3, 2025
Left pending in committee · Apr 3, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 8, 2025
Vote taken in committee · Apr 8, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendments · Apr 9, 2025
Committee report printed and distributed · Apr 9, 2025
Placed on intent calendar · Apr 22, 2025
Rules suspended-Regular order of business · Apr 23, 2025
Record vote · Apr 23, 2025
Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment · Apr 23, 2025
Record vote · Apr 23, 2025
Three day rule suspended · Apr 23, 2025
Record vote · Apr 23, 2025
Read 3rd time · Apr 23, 2025
Passed · Apr 23, 2025
Record vote · Apr 23, 2025
Reported engrossed · Apr 23, 2025
Received from the Senate · Apr 24, 2025
Read first time · Apr 28, 2025
Referred to State Affairs · Apr 28, 2025
Considered in public hearing · Apr 30, 2025
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) · Apr 30, 2025
Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator · May 1, 2025
Committee report distributed · May 1, 2025
Laid out in lieu of companion · May 1, 2025
Read 2nd time · May 1, 2025
Passed to 3rd reading · May 1, 2025
Record vote · May 1, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 1, 2025
Committee report sent to Calendars · May 1, 2025
Read 3rd time · May 2, 2025
Passed · May 2, 2025
Record vote · May 2, 2025
Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal · May 2, 2025
House passage reported · May 5, 2025
Reported enrolled · May 5, 2025
Signed in the Senate · May 7, 2025
Signed in the House · May 7, 2025
Sent to the Governor · May 7, 2025
Signed by the Governor · May 19, 2025
Effective on 9/1/25 · May 19, 2025
The numbers
2
sponsors on the bill
Sponsors
CreightonMetcalf
Recorded votes
SBi1963 was passed byHouse · 2025-05-02 · Yeas 99, Nays 24, Present, not voting 1
SBi1963 was passed to third reading byHouse · 2025-05-01 · Yeas 117, Nays 20, Present, not voting 2
Roll-call results shown verbatim from the Texas legislature’s records. A result reflects that roll call’s own motion, not the bill’s overall outcome.
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