Relating to the continuation and functions of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and the functions of the independent organization certified for the ERCOT power region; increasing an administrative penalty.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Senate Passage
May 2023
Signed into Law
Jun 2023
Introduced Mar 3, 2023
Signed Jun 9, 2023
Floor votes · Senate May 24, 2023 · House Apr 19, 2023
How they voted
21–9
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 31
May 24, 2023
D
Democratic13
69% Nay
R
Republican18
100% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
79
Key actions
24
Committee
16
Amendments
12
Jun 9, 2023
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
May 29, 2023
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 29, 2023
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 28, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate adopts conference committee report
upper
May 28, 2023
Lower · Passed
House adopts conference committee report
lower
May 26, 2023
Upper · Passed
House requests conference committee-reported
upper
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
House requests conference committee
lower
May 25, 2023
Introduced
House refuses to concur in Senate amendments
lower
May 25, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
lower
May 25, 2023
Introduced
Senate Amendments distributed
lower
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate passage as amended reported
lower
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to 3rd reading as amended
upper
May 24, 2023
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
upper
May 24, 2023
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
upper
May 24, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 24, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
May 22, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 11, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Apr 20, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 19, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
Apr 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 11, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 15, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 3, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
6 primary · 0 co-sponsors
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