Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council.
HB 3826 creates the Texas Energy Efficiency Council within the state's Utilities Code. The Council will coordinate statewide energy efficiency efforts, measure program performance, monitor utility programs, and connect state agencies with federal funding opportunities for energy conservation. It consists of nine ex officio members representing key state agencies, including the Public Utility Commission, Electric Reliability Council of Texas, and Texas A&M's Energy Systems Lab. The bill directly affects state agencies and utilities by establishing a centralized body to advance energy efficiency initiatives across Texas.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 26, 2025
Last action Apr 29, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up, removing extraneous markup artifacts and standardizing the layout. The substantive policy content regarding the Texas Energy Efficiency Council remains unchanged.
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Removed internal document tracking codes, page numbers, and formatting artifacts that were present in the original draft version.
Standardized spacing, punctuation, and capitalization throughout the bill text to match official legislative formatting standards.
Added a header note about digital content accessibility updates, which appears to be a separate administrative note rather than part of the bill text itself.
Floor votes · House Apr 29, 2025
How they voted
91–55
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 147
Apr 29, 2025
D
Democratic60
95% Yea
R
Republican87
60% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
23
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 14, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 26, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Ana Hernandez
DDemocratic
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