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TX HB 4668

enacted

Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for regional proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers.

Texas · 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) · lower

Quick answers

Did TX HB 4668 pass?

Yes. TX HB 4668 has been enacted into law as of 2025-06-20. Latest recorded action (2025-06-20): Effective immediately

What is TX HB 4668 about?

TX HB 4668 is a bill in the 89th Legislature (2025 Regular Session) titled “Relating to the authority of the Public Utility Commission of Texas to retain assistance for regional proceedings affecting certain electric utilities and consumers.”.

Who sponsors TX HB 4668?

King, Schwertner are the primary sponsors of TX HB 4668, joined by 2 cosponsors.

Introduced
2025-04-03
Latest action
2025-06-20 — Effective immediately
Bill type
bill
Last updated
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Subjects

Sponsors

  • Kingprimary
  • Schwertnerprimary
  • Lalanicosponsor
  • Paulcosponsor

Committees

Not provided by source.

Action timeline

  1. 2025-03-12

    Filed

    filing

  2. 2025-04-03

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  3. 2025-04-03

    Referred to State Affairs

    referral-committee

  4. 2025-04-14

    Considered in public hearing

  5. 2025-04-14

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  6. 2025-04-14

    Left pending in committee

  7. 2025-04-16

    Considered in formal meeting

  8. 2025-04-16

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

    committee-passage,committee-passage-favorable

  9. 2025-04-23

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

    filing

  10. 2025-04-23

    Committee report distributed

  11. 2025-04-25

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  12. 2025-05-02

    Considered in Calendars

  13. 2025-05-05

    Placed on General State Calendar

  14. 2025-05-05

    Read 2nd time

    reading-2

  15. 2025-05-05

    Passed to engrossment

  16. 2025-05-06

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  17. 2025-05-06

    Passed

    passage

  18. 2025-05-06

    Record vote

  19. 2025-05-06

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  20. 2025-05-06

    Reported engrossed

  21. 2025-05-07

    Received from the House

    introduction

  22. 2025-05-15

    Read first time

    introduction,reading-1

  23. 2025-05-15

    Referred to Business & Commerce

    referral-committee

  24. 2025-05-20

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  25. 2025-05-20

    Considered in public hearing

  26. 2025-05-20

    Left pending in committee

  27. 2025-05-22

    Considered in public hearing

  28. 2025-05-22

    Vote taken in committee

  29. 2025-05-22

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

    committee-passage-favorable

  30. 2025-05-22

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  31. 2025-05-22

    Committee report printed and distributed

  32. 2025-05-25

    Placed on intent calendar

  33. 2025-05-25

    Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  34. 2025-05-25

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

    reading-2

  35. 2025-05-25

    Vote recorded in Journal

  36. 2025-05-25

    Three day rule suspended

  37. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  38. 2025-05-25

    Read 3rd time

    reading-3

  39. 2025-05-25

    Passed

    passage

  40. 2025-05-25

    Record vote

  41. 2025-05-26

    Senate passage reported

    passage

  42. 2025-05-26

    Reported enrolled

    enrolled

  43. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the House

    passage

  44. 2025-05-27

    Signed in the Senate

    passage

  45. 2025-05-28

    Sent to the Governor

    executive-receipt

  46. 2025-06-20

    Signed by the Governor

    executive-signature

  47. 2025-06-20

    Effective immediately

    became-law

Versions

Documents

Votes

  • passage

    2025-05-06 · pass · 125-20

    Member-level votes (151)
    • Allen: yes
    • Anchía: yes
    • Ashby: yes
    • Barry: yes
    • Bell, C.: yes
    • Bell, K.: yes
    • Bernal: yes
    • Bhojani: yes
    • Bonnen: yes
    • Bowers: yes
    • Bryant: yes
    • Buckley: yes
    • Bucy: yes
    • Bumgarner: yes
    • Button: yes
    • Campos: yes
    • Canales: yes
    • Capriglione: yes
    • Cole: yes
    • Collier: yes
    • Cortez: yes
    • Craddick: yes
    • Cunningham: yes
    • Curry: yes
    • Davis, A.: yes
    • Davis, Y.: yes
    • Dean: yes
    • DeAyala: yes
    • Dutton: yes
    • Dyson: yes
    • Fairly: yes
    • Flores: yes
    • Frank: yes
    • Gámez: yes
    • Garcia, J.: yes
    • Garcia, L.: yes
    • Garcia Hernandez: yes
    • Gates: yes
    • Gerdes: yes
    • Geren: yes
    • Gervin-Hawkins: yes
    • González, J.: yes
    • González, M.: yes
    • Goodwin: yes
    • Guerra: yes
    • Guillen: yes
    • Harless: yes
    • Harris: yes
    • Harris Davila: yes
    • Hayes: yes
    • Hefner: yes
    • Hernandez: yes
    • Hickland: yes
    • Hinojosa: yes
    • Howard: yes
    • Hull: yes
    • Hunter: yes
    • Isaac: yes
    • Johnson: yes
    • Jones, J.: yes
    • Jones, V.: yes
    • Kerwin: yes
    • King: yes
    • Kitzman: yes
    • LaHood: yes
    • Lalani: yes
    • Lambert: yes
    • Landgraf: yes
    • Leach: yes
    • Leo Wilson: yes
    • Longoria: yes
    • Lopez, J.: yes
    • Lopez, R.: yes
    • Louderback: yes
    • Lujan: yes
    • Manuel: yes
    • Martinez: yes
    • Fischer: yes
    • McLaughlin: yes
    • McQueeney: yes
    • Metcalf: yes
    • Meyer: yes
    • Meza: yes
    • Moody: yes
    • Morales, C.: yes
    • Morales, E.: yes
    • Morales Shaw: yes
    • Muñoz: yes
    • Noble: yes
    • Oliverson: yes
    • Ordaz: yes
    • Orr: yes
    • Paul: yes
    • Perez, M.: yes
    • Perez, V.: yes
    • Phelan: yes
    • Plesa: yes
    • Raymond: yes
    • Reynolds: yes
    • Rodríguez Ramos: yes
    • Romero: yes
    • Rose: yes
    • Rosenthal: yes
    • Schofield: yes
    • Shaheen: yes
    • Shofner: yes
    • Simmons: yes
    • Smithee: yes
    • Spiller: yes
    • Swanson: yes
    • Talarico: yes
    • Tepper: yes
    • Thompson: yes
    • Troxclair: yes
    • Turner: yes
    • VanDeaver: yes
    • Vasut: yes
    • Villalobos: yes
    • Vo: yes
    • Walle: yes
    • Ward Johnson: yes
    • Wharton: yes
    • Wilson: yes
    • Wu: yes
    • Zwiener: yes
    • Cain: no
    • Cook: no
    • Dorazio: no
    • Harrison: no
    • Holt: no
    • Hopper: no
    • Little: no
    • Lowe: no
    • Luther: no
    • Money: no
    • Olcott: no
    • Patterson: no
    • Pierson: no
    • Richardson: no
    • Schatzline: no
    • Schoolcraft: no
    • Slawson: no
    • Tinderholt: no
    • Toth: no
    • Virdell: no
    • Present: not voting
    • Mr. Speaker(C): not voting
    • Alders: absent
    • Darby: absent
    • Lozano: absent
    • Morga: absent

  • Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that HB 4668 be placed on its third reading and final passage.

    2025-05-25 · pass · 31-0

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Official source

ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/89R/billhistory/house_bills/HB04600_HB04699/HB 4668.xml

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