Signed by Governor Authored by Stan Lambert (R) View at Source
Caption: Relating to the inclusion of recycling or disposal provisions in certain lease agreements of wind or solar power facilities. Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican Last Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
RPT Priority #6: Secure the Electric Grid ENDORSED
(H) Lambert 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) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee (H) Left pending in committee
Apr 2, 2025
(H) House State Affairs met. (H) Considered in public hearing (H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
Apr 10, 2025
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator (H) Committee report distributed
Apr 11, 2025
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
Apr 15, 2025
(H) Slawson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
Apr 22, 2025
(H) Considered in Calendars
Apr 23, 2025
(H) Bumgarner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
Apr 24, 2025
(H) Patterson signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Luther signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Kitzman signed onto the bill as Joint Author (H) Placed on General State Calendar (H) Read 2nd time (H) Passed to engrossment (H) Record vote
RV#537: Yea 145 (R 87, D 58) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0) View Source
Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.
Janie Lopez: "When Record No. 580 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Calendars. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Keresa Richardson: "When Record No. 580 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Human Services. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Lacey Hull: "When Record No. 580 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Human Services. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Nate Schatzline: "When Record No. 580 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Human Services. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
Shelby Slawson: "When Record No. 580 was taken, I was excused to attend a meeting of the Committee on Human Services. I would have voted yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)
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(H) Reported engrossed
Apr 28, 2025
(S) Received from the House
Apr 29, 2025
(S) Read first time (S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican
May 1, 2025
(H) Harris signed onto the bill as Coauthor
May 6, 2025
(H) Hayes signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Shofner signed onto the bill as Coauthor
May 8, 2025
(H) Schoolcraft signed onto the bill as Coauthor (H) Richardson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
May 13, 2025
(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . . (S) Considered in public hearing (S) Testimony taken in committee (S) Left pending in committee
May 15, 2025
(S) Considered in public hearing (S) Vote taken in committee (S) Reported favorably as substituted (S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar (S) Committee report printed and distributed
May 19, 2025
(H) Metcalf signed onto the bill as Coauthor (S) Co-sponsor authorized (S) Placed on intent calendar (S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business (S) Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading (S) Vote recorded in Journal (S) Three day rule suspended (S) Record vote
20250519_HB3228_2R: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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(H) Text of Senate Amendment(s) (S) House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
May 24, 2025
(H) Reported enrolled
May 25, 2025
(H) Signed in the House (S) Signed in the Senate
May 26, 2025
(E) Sent to the Governor
(H) Perry signed onto the bill as Sponsor (H) Sparks signed onto the bill as Cosponsor (H) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Cosponsor
Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill
For
(Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Brent Bennett for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Tue 5/13/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club (Wed 3/26/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Judd Messer for Advanced Power Alliance (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Adrian Shelley for Public Citizen (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Adrian Shelley for Public Citizen (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Andy White for Leeward Energy (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Brent Bennett for Texas Public Policy Foundation (TPPF) (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Bri Weber for Texas Solar + Storage Association (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Buffy Crownover for SEIA (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Buffy Crownover for Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Carrie Simmons for The AES Corporation (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as David Glenn for Intersect Power (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Jim Grace for Onward Energy (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Jonathan Amthor for Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA) (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Kevin Doffing for self (with Project Vanguard) (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Kinnan Golemon for Savion Energy (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Laura Merten for Apex Clean Energy (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Lauren Fairbanks for Enbridge (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Lauren Fairbanks for Enbridge (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Lisa Hughes for RWE Clean Energy (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Lisa Hughes for RWE Clean Energy (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Logan Spence for National Grid Renewables (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Lucas Meyers for Pine Gate Renewables, LLC (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Luke Metzger for self (with Environment Texas) (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Luke Metzger for self (with Environment Texas) (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Margo Cardwell for Pattern Energy Group 2 LP (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Margo Cardwell for Pattern Energy, Sol Systems (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Margo Cardwell for Sol Systems, LLC (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Matthew Boms for Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA) (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Nelson Nease for EDPR North America (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Randy Cain for Advanced Power Alliance (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Shannon Ratliff for Invenrgy, LLC (Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Steven Deline for self (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Susan Sloan for Orsted (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Tom Glass for self (Wed 3/26/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Tracy Morehead for Apex Clean Energy
On
(Tue 5/13/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Charly Fritz for TCEQ
