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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to certain extraordinary costs incurred by certain gas utilities relating to Winter Storm Uri and a study of measures to mitigate similar future costs; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and assessments."
+description: "Relating to certain extraordinary costs incurred by certain gas utilities relating to Winter Storm Uri and a study of measures to mitigate similar future costs; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and assessments."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "HB 1520"
+citation: "Texas HB 1520 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["BONDS (S6060)", "DEBT (S0116)", "PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY", "TEXAS (V8580)", "PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (V0023)", "RAILROAD COMMISSION (V0089)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)", "Utilities--Natural Gas (I0001)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Hancock", "Paddie"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 63
+vote_count: 3
+first_action: "2021-03-12"
+last_action: "2021-06-16"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c56f5c50-97cf-46dc-9300-4a559042c9a0"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1520.xml"
+source_hash: "fdf54da9206afd98f8940b95af1875e3dbf2467f46a9a59cff70f13aeea8f05e"
+vintage: "2026-07-01"
+source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
+retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
+confidence: "reported"
+tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
+---
+
+# Texas HB 1520 (87) — Relating to certain extraordinary costs incurred by certain gas utilities relating to Winter Storm Uri and a study of measures to mitigate similar future costs; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and assessments.
+
+## Version chain
+
+The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
+
+1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01520I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01520E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01520H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01520S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01520F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **139–5** (pass) · lower
+- passage — **130–12** (pass) · lower
+- other — **130–12** (fail) · upper
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Hancock — primary (person)
+- Paddie — primary (person)
+- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
+- Israel — cosponsor (person)
+- Morales, Eddie — cosponsor (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-15** Referred to Energy Resources `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-22** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-22** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-03-22** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-04-01** Considered in formal meeting
+- **2021-04-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-04-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-04-14** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-04-14** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-04-15** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-04-19** Placed on Major State Calendar
+- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-19** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-20** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-20** Record vote
+- **2021-04-20** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-20** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-20** Received from the House `introduction`
+- **2021-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-05-13** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-20** Posting rule suspended
+- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-20** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-05-20** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-05-27** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-27** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-27** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-05-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
+- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
+- **2021-05-28** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** Record vote
+- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-30** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-16** Effective immediately `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/c56f5c50-97cf-46dc-9300-4a559042c9a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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