---
type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to electricity service in areas of this state with a need for transmission projects."
description: "Relating to electricity service in areas of this state with a need for transmission projects."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "88"
identifier: "HB 5066"
citation: "Texas HB 5066 (88)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["Energy--General (I0315)", "PERMIAN BASIN (G912S)", "PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (V0023)", "Utilities--Electric (I0831)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Geren", "Morales, Eddie", "Schwertner"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 59
vote_count: 3
first_action: "2023-03-10"
last_action: "2023-06-13"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/bf834bdc-e33a-44b4-9378-d926943297b7"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/88R/billhistory/house_bills/HB05000_HB05099/HB 5066.xml"
source_hash: "bc47ce7af6a334d141d83865ea2c9accb2c633e0e2c0caff0e664a64b19c6d3a"
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 5066 (88) — Relating to electricity service in areas of this state with a need for transmission projects.

## 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/88R/billtext/html/HB05066I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05066E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05066H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05066S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/88R/billtext/html/HB05066F.HTM)

## Votes

- passage — **139–3** (pass) · lower
- passage — **139–3** (pass) · upper
- passage — **135–0** (pass) · lower

## Sponsors

- Geren — primary (person)
- Morales, Eddie — primary (person)
- Schwertner — primary (person)

## Timeline

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

- **2023-03-10** Filed `filing`
- **2023-03-23** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-03-23** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2023-03-27** Posting rule suspended
- **2023-03-29** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-03-29** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
- **2023-03-29** Left pending in committee
- **2023-04-14** Considered in formal meeting
- **2023-04-14** Committee substitute considered in committee `substitution`
- **2023-04-14** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-04-24** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator `filing`
- **2023-04-25** Committee report distributed
- **2023-04-25** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2023-05-02** Considered in Calendars
- **2023-05-04** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2023-05-04** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2023-05-04** Postponed
- **2023-05-05** Laid out as postponed business
- **2023-05-05** Passed to engrossment
- **2023-05-06** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-06** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-06** Record vote
- **2023-05-06** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-06** Reported engrossed
- **2023-05-08** Received from the House `introduction`
- **2023-05-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2023-05-09** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2023-05-11** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2023-05-11** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-11** Testimony taken in committee
- **2023-05-11** Left pending in committee
- **2023-05-16** Considered in public hearing
- **2023-05-16** Vote taken in committee
- **2023-05-18** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2023-05-18** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-18** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2023-05-21** Placed on intent calendar
- **2023-05-21** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2023-05-21** Laid before the Senate `receipt`
- **2023-05-21** Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading `reading-2`
- **2023-05-21** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2023-05-21** Three day rule suspended
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-21** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2023-05-21** Passed `passage`
- **2023-05-21** Record vote
- **2023-05-22** Senate passage as amended reported `amendment-passage`
- **2023-05-22** Senate Amendments distributed
- **2023-05-22** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
- **2023-05-25** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
- **2023-05-25** Record vote
- **2023-05-25** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
- **2023-05-25** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
- **2023-05-26** Reported enrolled `enrolled`
- **2023-05-27** Signed in the House `passage`
- **2023-05-29** Signed in the Senate `passage`
- **2023-05-30** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
- **2023-06-13** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
- **2023-06-13** 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/bf834bdc-e33a-44b4-9378-d926943297b7`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).