---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to a restriction on the regulation of utility services and infrastructure based on the energy source to be used or delivered."
description: "Relating to a restriction on the regulation of utility services and infrastructure based on the energy source to be used or delivered."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "HB 17"
citation: "Texas HB 17 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["City Government--Utilities (I0068)", "Energy--General (I0315)", "Political Subdivisions (I0588)", "Utilities--General (I0830)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Birdwell", "Deshotel", "Harris", "Paddie", "Perez", "Reynolds"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 52
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2021-03-05"
last_action: "2021-05-18"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/87b32077-025b-4c8d-8909-0bff6b7b9d95"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB00001_HB00099/HB 17.xml"
source_hash: "4024b15fe26e7d671ef09096c8caf63a3f58c995539bceb51ff23daa9cb9a5f0"
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 17 (87) — Relating to a restriction on the regulation of utility services and infrastructure based on the energy source to be used or delivered.

## 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/HB00017I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00017E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00017H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00017S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB00017F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **116–29** (pass) · lower
- passage — **113–34** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Birdwell — primary (person)
- Deshotel — primary (person)
- Harris — primary (person)
- Paddie — primary (person)
- Perez — primary (person)
- Reynolds — primary (person)
- Anderson — cosponsor (person)
- Bonnen — cosponsor (person)
- Buckley — cosponsor (person)
- Button — cosponsor (person)
- Cain — cosponsor (person)
- Cason — cosponsor (person)
- Darby — cosponsor (person)
- Dean — cosponsor (person)
- Dominguez — cosponsor (person)
- Guillen — cosponsor (person)
- Harless — cosponsor (person)
- Huberty — cosponsor (person)
- Jetton — cosponsor (person)
- Lambert — cosponsor (person)
- Leman — cosponsor (person)
- Lopez — cosponsor (person)
- Lozano — cosponsor (person)
- Metcalf — cosponsor (person)
- Middleton — cosponsor (person)
- Morales, Eddie — cosponsor (person)
- Spiller — cosponsor (person)
- Stephenson — cosponsor (person)
- Swanson — cosponsor (person)
- Thompson, Ed — cosponsor (person)
- Tinderholt — cosponsor (person)
- Toth — cosponsor (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2021-03-05** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-08** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-18** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-18** Committee substitute considered in committee
- **2021-03-18** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2021-03-18** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-23** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-03-23** Committee report distributed
- **2021-03-24** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-03-25** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-03-30** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-03-30** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-03-30** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-03-30** Point of order sustained (amendment)
- **2021-03-30** Point of order withdrawn
- **2021-03-30** Passed to engrossment
- **2021-03-30** Record vote
- **2021-03-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-31** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-03-31** Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-31** Passed `passage`
- **2021-03-31** Record vote
- **2021-03-31** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-03-31** Reported engrossed
- **2021-03-31** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2021-04-08** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-08** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-15** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-04-19** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-04-19** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-21** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-05-04** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
- **2021-05-04** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-04** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-04** Amendment fails of adoption
- **2021-05-04** Record vote
- **2021-05-04** Passed to 3rd reading
- **2021-05-04** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-04** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-05-04** Record vote
- **2021-05-04** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-04** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-04** Record vote
- **2021-05-04** Senate passage reported
- **2021-05-04** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-05** Signed in the House
- **2021-05-05** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-06** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2021-05-18** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2021-05-18** 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/87b32077-025b-4c8d-8909-0bff6b7b9d95`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).