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+type: "Bill"
+title: "Relating to the removal of solar power facilities."
+description: "Relating to the removal of solar power facilities."
+jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
+legislature: "Texas Legislature"
+session: "87"
+identifier: "SB 760"
+citation: "Texas SB 760 (87)"
+classification: ["bill"]
+subjects: ["Energy--Solar (I0316)", "Utilities--Electric (I0831)"]
+status: "enacted"
+primary_sponsors: ["Shaheen", "Springer"]
+version_count: 5
+action_count: 64
+vote_count: 1
+first_action: "2021-02-23"
+last_action: "2021-06-14"
+source: "openstates"
+source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ad39925d-fbe3-4e59-bfb1-9a82084efc55"
+source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00700_SB00799/SB 760.xml"
+source_hash: "d1f05c2ed89f3a642e7d212e553bf15a20b7c2b9bd5375686c531f01996308d6"
+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 SB 760 (87) — Relating to the removal of solar power facilities.
+
+## 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/SB00760I.HTM)
+2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00760E.HTM)
+3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00760H.HTM)
+4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00760S.HTM)
+5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00760F.HTM)
+
+## Votes
+
+- passage — **144–0** (pass) · lower
+
+## Sponsors
+
+- Shaheen — primary (person)
+- Springer — primary (person)
+
+## Timeline
+
+The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
+
+- **2021-02-23** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
+- **2021-02-23** Filed `filing`
+- **2021-03-11** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-03-11** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
+- **2021-03-16** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
+- **2021-03-16** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-16** Testimony taken in committee
+- **2021-03-16** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-03-31** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-03-31** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-03-31** Committee report printed and distributed
+- **2021-04-09** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-04-09** Removed from local & uncontested calendar
+- **2021-04-12** Placed on intent calendar
+- **2021-04-14** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
+- **2021-04-14** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-04-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-14** Postponed
+- **2021-04-14** Laid out as postponed business
+- **2021-04-14** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
+- **2021-04-14** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
+- **2021-04-14** Amended `amendment-passage`
+- **2021-04-14** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-14** Passed to engrossment as amended
+- **2021-04-14** Vote recorded in Journal
+- **2021-04-14** Three day rule suspended
+- **2021-04-14** Record vote
+- **2021-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-04-14** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-04-14** Record vote
+- **2021-04-14** Reported engrossed
+- **2021-04-15** Received from the Senate `introduction`
+- **2021-04-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
+- **2021-04-20** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
+- **2021-05-06** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-06** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-05-06** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
+- **2021-05-06** Left pending in committee
+- **2021-05-10** Considered in public hearing
+- **2021-05-10** Committee substitute considered in committee
+- **2021-05-10** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
+- **2021-05-12** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
+- **2021-05-12** Committee report distributed
+- **2021-05-13** Committee report sent to Calendars
+- **2021-05-14** Considered in Calendars
+- **2021-05-18** Placed on General State Calendar
+- **2021-05-18** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
+- **2021-05-18** Passed to 3rd reading
+- **2021-05-19** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
+- **2021-05-19** Passed `passage`
+- **2021-05-19** Record vote
+- **2021-05-19** House passage as amended reported
+- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
+- **2021-05-27** Read
+- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
+- **2021-05-27** Record vote
+- **2021-05-27** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
+- **2021-05-27** Reported enrolled
+- **2021-05-29** Signed in the Senate
+- **2021-05-29** Signed in the House
+- **2021-05-29** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
+- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
+- **2021-06-14** Effective on 9/1/21 `became-law`
+
+## Source
+
+OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ad39925d-fbe3-4e59-bfb1-9a82084efc55`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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