HB 3228 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the inclusion of certain provisions in lease agreements for wind or solar power facilities.

HB 3228 requires wind power facility operators (leaseholders) to include specific waste management provisions in their agreements with landowners. The bill mandates that operators must collect, reuse, or recycle reusable components (like turbine blades) and properly dispose of non-recyclable parts - hazardous materials at authorized facilities and non-hazardous waste at approved landfills. It also requires operators to provide financial assurance (e.g., bonds or letters of credit) to cover decommissioning costs. This law applies to wind facilities in Texas and took effect September 1, 2025.

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

Jun 2025

Introduced Mar 20, 2025 Signed Jun 20, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · Jun 20, 2025

MINOR

This bill was finalized and enrolled for signing, with minor formatting and text cleanup changes. The core policy content regarding wind and solar power facility recycling and disposal requirements remains unchanged from the previous version.

TECHNICAL

Removed draft annotations, page numbers, and formatting markers used in the legislative process to produce a clean final version ready for the Governor's signature.

Corrected minor text inconsistencies, such as changing 'battery storage facility' to 'battery energy storage facility' and adjusting punctuation for consistency throughout the document.

Added official certification signatures and dates documenting the bill's passage by the House and Senate, along with the effective date of September 1, 2025.

Floor votes · House Apr 24, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Key actions

Committee

Amendments

Jun 20, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 25, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

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May 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 23, 2025

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

upper

May 23, 2025

Introduced

Text of Senate Amendment(s)

lower

May 23, 2025

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

lower

May 19, 2025

Introduced

Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

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May 19, 2025

Introduced

Senate Amendments distributed

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May 19, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage as amended reported

lower

May 19, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

May 15, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

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May 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Left pending in committee

upper

May 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Testimony taken in committee

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Committee

Referred to Business & Commerce

upper

Apr 29, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

upper

Apr 28, 2025

Introduced

Received from the House

upper

Apr 25, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed

lower

Apr 24, 2025

Lower · Passed

Passed to engrossment

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Apr 11, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

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Apr 10, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

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Apr 2, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

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Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Left pending in committee

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Mar 26, 2025

Lower · Passed

Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

lower

Mar 20, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

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Mar 20, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

5 primary · 10 co-sponsors