---
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).