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2025-2026 89th Legislature

SB1963

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.

Current disposition
Signed by Governor
Last status date
May 19, 2025
Last status update
Signed by the Governor
Author
Charles Creighton
Co-sponsors
William Metcalf

Legislative progress

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Enrolled May 5, 2025 Governor approved May 19, 2025
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Recorded floor votes

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

April 23, 2025 · Senate

Rules suspended-Regular order of business

Passed

27 yea–4 nay

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April 23, 2025 · Senate

Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

Passed

27 yea–4 nay

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April 23, 2025 · Senate

Three day rule suspended

Passed

27 yea–4 nay

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April 23, 2025 · Senate

Read 3rd time

Failed ⭐ Substantive final action

0 yea–1 nay

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May 1, 2025 · House

Read 2nd time RV#1224

Passed

117 yea–20 nay · 2 not voting · 11 absent

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May 2, 2025 · House

Read 3rd time RV#1352

Passed ⭐ Substantive final action

99 yea–24 nay · 1 not voting · 26 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. House Signed in the House
  5. Senate Signed in the Senate
  6. Senate Reported enrolled
  7. Senate House passage reported
  8. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  9. House Record vote RV#1352 View roll call
  10. House Passed View roll call
  11. House Read 3rd time
  12. House Committee report sent to Calendars
  13. House Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal View roll call
  14. House Record vote RV#1224 View roll call
  15. House Passed to 3rd reading View roll call
  16. House Read 2nd time
  17. House Laid out in lieu of companion HB 2869
  18. House Committee report distributed
  19. House Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
  20. House Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
  21. House Considered in public hearing
  22. House Referred to State Affairs
  23. House Read first time
  24. House Received from the Senate
  25. Senate Reported engrossed
  26. Senate Record vote
  27. Senate Passed
  28. Senate Read 3rd time
  29. Senate Record vote
  30. Senate Three day rule suspended
  31. Senate Record vote
  32. Senate Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
  33. Senate Record vote
  34. Senate Rules suspended-Regular order of business
  35. Senate Placed on intent calendar
  36. Senate Committee report printed and distributed
  37. Senate Reported favorably w/o amendments
  38. Senate Vote taken in committee
  39. Senate Considered in public hearing
  40. Senate Left pending in committee
  41. Senate Testimony taken in committee
  42. Senate Considered in public hearing
  43. Senate Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
  44. Senate Referred to Business & Commerce
  45. Senate Read first time
  46. Senate Filed
  47. Senate Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Source provenance
LegiScan bill ID
1992838
LegiScan session ID
2160
Source file
var/states/texas/source/legiscan/2160-8caaa099665d/bill/SB1963.json
Package observed
2026-07-17T02:14:58+00:00