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2025-2026 89th Legislature

HB3824

Relating to fire safety standards and emergency operations plans for the operation of battery energy storage facilities; providing administrative penalties.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
June 20, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Ken King
Co-sponsors
Stan GerdesDaniel AldersCody HarrisRichard HayesHillary HicklandLacey HullShelley LutherWilliam MetcalfPenny Morales ShawJoanne ShofnerShelby SlawsonCharles SchwertnerBob Hall

Legislative progress

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House committee substitute April 30, 2025 Enrolled May 29, 2025 Governor approved June 20, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

3 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.

May 14, 2025 · House

Laid out as postponed business RV#2491

Passed

123 yea–13 nay · 2 not voting · 12 absent

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May 15, 2025 · House

Amended RV#2613

Passed

139 yea–0 nay · 2 not voting · 9 absent

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May 28, 2025 · House

House concurs in Senate amendment(s) RV#3977

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

135 yea–2 nay · 2 not voting · 11 absent

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Committee referrals

Instrument history

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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.

  1. State Effective on 9/1/25
  2. State Signed by the Governor
  3. State Sent to the Governor
  4. Senate Signed in the Senate
  5. House Signed in the House
  6. House Reported enrolled
  7. Senate House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  8. House Text of Senate Amendment(s)
  9. House Record vote RV#3977 View roll call
  10. House House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  11. Senate Co-sponsor authorized
  12. House Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
  13. House Senate Amendments distributed
  14. House Senate passage as amended reported
  15. Senate Record vote
  16. Senate Passed
  17. Senate Read 3rd time
  18. Senate Record vote
  19. Senate Three day rule suspended
  20. Senate Vote recorded in Journal
  21. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading
  22. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  23. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  24. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  25. Senate Reported favorably as substituted
  26. Senate Vote taken in committee
  27. Senate Considered in public hearing
  28. Senate Referred to Business & Commerce
  29. Senate Read first time
  30. Senate Received from the House
  31. House Reported engrossed
  32. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  33. House Record vote RV#2613 View roll call
  34. House Passed as amended View roll call
  35. House Amended 1-Troxclair
  36. House Read 3rd time
  37. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  38. House Record vote RV#2491 View roll call
  39. House Passed to engrossment View roll call
  40. House Laid out as postponed business
  41. House Postponed 5/14/25 8:00 AM
  42. House Read 2nd time
  43. House Placed on General State Calendar
  44. House Considered in Calendars
  45. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  46. House Committee report distributed
  47. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  48. House Reported favorably as substituted
  49. House Committee substitute considered in committee
  50. House Considered in public hearing
  51. House Left pending in committee
  52. House Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
  53. House Considered in public hearing
  54. House Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  55. House Referred to State Affairs
  56. House Read first time
  57. House Filed
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1992162
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/HB3824.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00