Relating to the procedure for resolving certain customer complaints before the Public Utility Commission of Texas.
SB 790 creates a simplified complaint process for tenants disputing water or wastewater bills from property owners in Texas. It allows the Public Utility Commission of Texas to establish a streamlined procedure to resolve these complaints, exempting it from standard administrative rules in the Government Code. The bill directly affects tenants filing complaints and property owners receiving them. It takes effect September 1, 2025, after being signed by the Governor on June 20, 2025. This is a procedural change to improve efficiency in handling specific utility billing disputes.
Bill status
signed
all 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Jan 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Jun 2025
Signed into Law
Jun 2025
Introduced Jan 15, 2025
Signed Jun 20, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to the final enrolled version, with minor text corrections and cleanup of formatting artifacts. No substantive policy changes were made to the bill's content, scope, or requirements.
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Removed draft annotations and formatting artifacts from the bill text, including author names and placeholder text.
Corrected the bill number from 'A790' to '790' in the header section.
Added certification statements confirming the bill passed both legislative chambers with specific vote counts and dates.
Added signature lines for the President of the Senate, Speaker of the House, Chief Clerk of the House, and Governor.
Floor votes · Senate Mar 6, 2025 · House May 27, 2025
How they voted
26–3
Passed · 1 other
Total votes 30
Mar 6, 2025
D
Democratic10
90% Yea
R
Republican20
85% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
50
Key actions
15
Committee
10
Jun 20, 2025
Signed into law
Signed by the Governor
executive
Jun 1, 2025
Lower · Passed
Signed in the House
lower
May 30, 2025
Upper · Passed
Signed in the Senate
upper
May 28, 2025
Upper · Passed
House passage reported
upper
May 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
May 27, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (110-29-6)
house
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 19, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
May 7, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Committee
Referred to Natural Resources
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
Mar 11, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
Mar 6, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
Mar 4, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
Mar 3, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Committee
Referred to Water, Agriculture, & Rural Affairs
upper
Feb 7, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors
Sponsors
Role
Legislator
Party
State
District
P
Carol Alvarado
DDemocratic
P
Ryan Guillen
RRepublican
Co
Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
Co
Paul Bettencourt
RRepublican
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