Relating to the reliability of the ERCOT power grid.
Bill status
passed both
4 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2023
Committee Review
May 2023
Senate Passage
Apr 2023
House Passage
May 2023
Governor
Introduced Mar 9, 2023
Last action May 26, 2023
Floor votes · House May 23, 2023
How they voted
This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
65
Key actions
18
Committee
15
Amendments
7
May 26, 2023
Lower · Passed
House grants request for conference committee
lower
May 25, 2023
Lower · Passed
Senate requests conference committee-reported
lower
May 25, 2023
Upper · Passed
Senate requests conference committee
upper
May 25, 2023
Introduced
House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
upper
May 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
House passage as amended reported
upper
May 23, 2023
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 22, 2023
Amended
Amendment withdrawn
lower
May 22, 2023
Amended
Amendment fails of adoption
lower
May 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 20, 2023
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 18, 2023
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 3, 2023
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Apr 17, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Apr 6, 2023
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
Apr 5, 2023
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
upper
Apr 3, 2023
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
Mar 23, 2023
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Mar 9, 2023
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Charles Schwertner
RRepublican
P
Todd Hunter
RRepublican
Co
Brandon Creighton
RRepublican
Co
Lois Kolkhorst
RRepublican
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