Grassroots Priorities 2.0

HB3092

Signed by Governor
Authored by Stan Gerdes (R)
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Caption: Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.
Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
Joint authors: Curry (R); Darby (R)
Co-authors: Lambert (R); Morales Shaw (D); Tepper (R)
Sponsors: Schwertner (R)

Feb 20, 2025

(H) Gerdes signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed

Mar 20, 2025

(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House State Affairs, chaired by a Republican

Mar 26, 2025

(H) Curry signed onto the bill as Joint Author

Mar 28, 2025

(H) Tepper signed onto the bill as Coauthor

Apr 8, 2025

(H) Lambert signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Darby signed onto the bill as Joint Author

Apr 9, 2025

(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee

Apr 14, 2025

(H) House State Affairs met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

Apr 17, 2025

(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed

Apr 22, 2025

(H) Committee report sent to Calendars

Apr 28, 2025

(H) Considered in Calendars

Apr 30, 2025

(H) Placed on General State Calendar

May 1, 2025

(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to engrossment
(H) Record vote

RV#1174: Yea 139 (R 81, D 58) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener
Absent - Barry; Dorazio; Lopez, R.; Perez, M.; Virdell
Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Hinojosa; Landgraf
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Jeffrey Barry: "When Record No. 1174 was taken, my vote failed to register. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Mark Dorazio: "When Record No. 1174 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

May 2, 2025

(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1281: Yea 135 (R 80, D 55) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Capriglione; Cole; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener
Absent - Dean; Little
Present, Not Voting - Burrows
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(H) Reported engrossed

May 5, 2025

(S) Received from the House
(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican

May 14, 2025

(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor

May 23, 2025

(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee

May 25, 2025

(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed

May 28, 2025

(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote

May 29, 2025

(H) Senate passage reported
(H) Reported enrolled

May 30, 2025

(H) Signed in the House

May 31, 2025

(S) Signed in the Senate
(E) Sent to the Governor

(H) Schwertner signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 4/9/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Ross Aten for Lyntegar Electric Cooperative
(Fri 5/23/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Ross Aten for self (with Lyntegar Electric Cooperative)
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Ariel Traub for City of Garland
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Ben Utley for Texas New Mexico Power (TNMP)
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Billy Hill III for CenterPoint Energy
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Brita Treat for self
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Buddy Garcia for Element Fuels
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Carrie Simmons for Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Damon Withrow for Xcel Energy
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Damon Withrow for Xcel Energy
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Eddie Lucio for Texas Transmission Project
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Isaac Albarado for American Electric Power Texas (AEP)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Jeff Bonham for CenterPoint Energy
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as John Pitts Jr for Texas Energy Buyers Alliance (TEBA)
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as John Pitts Jr for Texas Energy Buyers Alliance (TEBA)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as John Wright for self (with East Texas Distribution Cooperatives)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Julia Harvey for Texas Electric Cooperatives
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Julia Harvey for Texas Electric Cooperatives
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Kelly Sadler for American Electric Power Texas (AEP)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Margo Cardwell for Enel North America, Inc.
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Mark Bell for Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT)
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Mark Bell for Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Mark Treat for self
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Michael Ruggieri for Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO)
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Russell Parish for self (with Several Electric Coops, Wood County EC, Houston Cty EC, CCECA, JNEC, BCEC, Deep East EC, RCEC)
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Sarah Floerke for Lower Colorado River Authority
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Scott Hutchinson for Entergy Texas
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Scott Hutchinson for Entergy Texas
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Steven Deline for self
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Steven Deline for self
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Taylor Borer for City of Garland
(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Taylor Kilroy for Texas Public Power Association
(Fri 5/23/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Taylor Kilroy for Texas Public Power Association

(Wed 4/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Connie Corona for Public Utility Commission of Texas