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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to the governance of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and an independent organization certified to manage a power region."
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description: "Relating to the governance of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and an independent organization certified to manage a power region."
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jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
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legislature: "Texas Legislature"
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session: "87"
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identifier: "SB 2"
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citation: "Texas SB 2 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS (ERCOT) (V0167)", "Governor (I0375)", "LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)", "PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (V0023)", "PUBLIC UTILITY COUNSEL", "OFFICE OF (V0236)", "RESIDENCY REQUIREMENTS (S0266)", "SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)", "Utilities--Electric (I0831)", "Utilities--General (I0830)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hancock", "Paddie"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 78
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vote_count: 2
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first_action: "2021-03-12"
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last_action: "2021-06-08"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/ea882d9e-883a-4bf4-9fbc-eafca290ac3c"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00001_SB00099/SB 2.xml"
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source_hash: "0aa79a28576660ac186046ff7a5375240899d887a66f475b08f9ca2743b53e67"
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vintage: "2026-07-01"
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source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
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retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
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confidence: "reported"
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tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-tx"]
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---
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# Texas SB 2 (87) — Relating to the governance of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and an independent organization certified to manage a power region.
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## Version chain
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The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.
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1. **Introduced** (filed) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00002I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00002E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00002H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00002S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00002F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **142–1** (pass) · lower
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- other — **132–5** (fail) · upper
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## Sponsors
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- Hancock — primary (person)
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- Paddie — primary (person)
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- Bettencourt — cosponsor (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-03-12** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-03-12** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-18** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-18** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-30** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-03-30** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-04-07** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-09** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-09** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-13** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-04-14** Co-author authorized
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- **2021-04-14** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-04-14** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-14** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-14** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-14** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-14** Record vote
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- **2021-04-14** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-14** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-14** Record vote
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- **2021-04-14** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-15** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-20** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-20** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-06** Posting rule suspended
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- **2021-05-07** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-07** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-05-07** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-05-14** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-05-14** Committee substitute considered in committee
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- **2021-05-14** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-18** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-05-18** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-05-19** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-23** Placed on Major State Calendar
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- **2021-05-23** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-23** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2021-05-23** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
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- **2021-05-23** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-23** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
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- **2021-05-24** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-24** Passed as amended `passage`
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- **2021-05-24** Record vote
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- **2021-05-24** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-24** House passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-27** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
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- **2021-05-27** Read
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- **2021-05-27** Senate refuses to concur
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- **2021-05-27** Senate requests conference committee
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- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees
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- **2021-05-27** Senate refuses to concur-reported
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- **2021-05-27** Senate requests conference committee-reported
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- **2021-05-27** Senate appoints conferees-reported
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- **2021-05-28** House grants request for conference committee
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- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees
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- **2021-05-28** House grants request for conf comm-reported
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- **2021-05-28** House appoints conferees-reported
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- **2021-05-29** Conference committee report filed
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- **2021-05-29** Conf. Comm. Report distributed
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- **2021-05-30** House adopts resolution to go outside bounds
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- **2021-05-30** House adopts conference committee report
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- **2021-05-30** Record vote
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- **2021-05-30** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-30** House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds
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- **2021-05-30** Senate adopts conference committee report
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- **2021-05-30** Record vote
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- **2021-05-31** Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
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- **2021-05-31** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-08** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-08** Effective immediately `became-law`
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## Source
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OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/ea882d9e-883a-4bf4-9fbc-eafca290ac3c`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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