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Texas 89th Session:
We are beginning to see bills become law in Texas as the 89th Legislature enters the final days of the regular session. SB 783, which will allow the State Energy Office to adopt new energy codes, officially becomes law effective on 9/1/2025. There are also several bills that relate to energy efficiency, like SB 2994, which would provide necessary improvements to the energy efficiency goals of the state. SB 2994 is currently in House State Affairs. HB 5323, which would establish the Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee, was reported out of its Senate committee and referred to local and uncontested calendar on 5/20/2025. And HB 871, which would adopt the 2018 building codes for the state, was received by the Senate awaiting its committee assignment. These bills all represent important steps to helping Texans consume less energy, lower energy bills, and keep consistent comfort in homes and businesses. For bills that have not made it out of their original chamber, there is little likelihood that they will become law this session, unless they are added on as amendments to bills still moving in the process. There are several important deadlines looming, with Sine Die official on June 2nd.
The Texas Legislature filed 9,987 bills this session. SPEER is tracking pertinent legislation that can be found on our website here: Texas 89th Bill Tracker.
Bills on the Move:
Sent to Governor/Became Law:
HB 431: Relating to the regulation by a property owners’ association of the installation of solar roof tiles, sent to the Governor on 5/20/2025.
HB 912: Relating to the compensation of a distributed renewable generation owner in certain areas outside of ERCOT, becomes law effective 9/1/2026.
HB 2890: Relating to an interstate compact for the liquefied natural gas industry, sent to the Governor 5/16/2025.
HB 3229: Relating to recycling of certain renewable energy components; authorizing an administrative penalty, sent to the Governor 5/20/2025.
HB 3809: Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities, sent to the Governor 5/20/2025.
SB 783: Relating to certain regulations adopted by governmental entities for the construction or alteration of residential or commercial buildings, becomes law effective 9/1/2025.
SB 879: Relating to an exemption for drillers or operators of closed-loop geothermal injection wells from certain requirements applicable to persons involved in activities under the jurisdiction of the Railroad Commission of Texas, becomes law effective 9/1/2025.
SB 1697: Relating to a customer guide to home solar energy devices, becomes law effective 9/1/2025.
SB 1877: Relating to the authority of the Office of Public Utility Counsel to access certain data, sent to the Governor 5/9/2025.
SB 1963: Relating to a financing mechanism allowing electric utilities to obtain recovery of costs associated with a weather-related event or other natural disaster; granting authority to issue bonds, becomes law effective 9/1/2025.
SB 2925: Relating to the establishment of the Task Force on Modernizing Manufacturing, sent to the Governor 5/16/2025.
Bills to Keep an Eye On:
HB 871: Relating to the residential and commercial building codes of municipalities, received from the House 5/19/2025.
HB 5323: Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Waste Advisory Committee, voted out of Senate Business and Commerce Committee 5/20/2025.
SB 6: Relating to the planning for, interconnection and operation of, and costs related to providing service for certain electrical loads, placed on House General State Calendar 5/23/2025.
SB 715: Relating to reliability requirements for certain electric generation facilities, referred to House State Affairs 5/12/2025.
SB 819: Relating to renewable energy generation facilities; authorizing fees, referred to House State Affairs 4/22/2025.
SB 2717/HB 3826: Relating to the creation of the Texas Energy Efficiency Council, both bills in Senate with SB 2717 placed on intent calendar 5/19/2025.
SB 2994: Relating to energy efficiency goals and programs, public information regarding energy efficiency programs, and the participation of loads in certain energy markets, referred to House State Affairs 5/19/2025.
*Bills on the Move section is not a comprehensive list of all bill actions. Please review our Texas full bill tracker for in-depth review.
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