---
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).