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type: "Bill"
title: "Relating to certain resources and facilities for distributed generation."
description: "Relating to certain resources and facilities for distributed generation."
jurisdiction: "us/states/tx"
legislature: "Texas Legislature"
session: "87"
identifier: "SB 398"
citation: "Texas SB 398 (87)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: ["City Government--Utilities (I0068)", "Energy--Solar (I0316)", "RENEWABLE ENERGY (S0611)", "Utilities--Electric (I0831)"]
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Deshotel", "Menéndez"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 59
vote_count: 1
first_action: "2021-01-22"
last_action: "2021-06-14"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b63f6870-bc0a-40e4-aab3-1e72b645f016"
source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00300_SB00399/SB 398.xml"
source_hash: "8e0f9788f289dd4f23631be870e3b25b6c256c3e922f8967851edad9c3cdd0ce"
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 398 (87) — Relating to certain resources and facilities for distributed generation.
## 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/SB00398I.HTM)
2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00398E.HTM)
3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00398H.HTM)
4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00398S.HTM)
5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00398F.HTM)
## Votes
- passage — **12616** (pass) · lower
## Sponsors
- Deshotel — primary (person)
- Menéndez — primary (person)
- Schwertner — cosponsor (person)
## Timeline
The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
- **2021-01-22** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
- **2021-01-22** Filed `filing`
- **2021-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-03-09** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
- **2021-03-23** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-23** No action taken in committee
- **2021-03-30** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-30** Testimony taken in committee
- **2021-03-30** Left pending in committee
- **2021-03-31** Reported favorably w/o amendments `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2021-03-31** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-03-31** Considered in public hearing
- **2021-03-31** Committee report printed and distributed
- **2021-04-07** Placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-08** Co-author authorized
- **2021-04-09** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
- **2021-04-08** Not again placed on intent calendar
- **2021-04-09** Laid before the Senate
- **2021-04-09** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
- **2021-04-09** Vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-04-09** Three day rule suspended
- **2021-04-09** Record vote
- **2021-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-04-09** Passed `passage`
- **2021-04-09** Record vote
- **2021-04-09** Reported engrossed
- **2021-04-12** Received from the Senate `introduction`
- **2021-04-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2021-04-14** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
- **2021-04-22** Considered in formal meeting
- **2021-04-22** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
- **2021-04-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
- **2021-05-01** Committee report distributed
- **2021-05-03** Committee report sent to Calendars
- **2021-05-20** Considered in Calendars
- **2021-05-23** Placed on General State Calendar
- **2021-05-24** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
- **2021-05-24** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2021-05-24** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
- **2021-05-25** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
- **2021-05-25** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
- **2021-05-25** Point of order withdrawn (amendment)
- **2021-05-25** Amendment withdrawn `amendment-withdrawal`
- **2021-05-25** Passed `passage`
- **2021-05-25** Record vote
- **2021-05-25** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
- **2021-05-25** House passage as amended reported
- **2021-05-28** House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
- **2021-05-28** Read
- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- **2021-05-28** Record vote
- **2021-05-28** Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- **2021-05-29** Reported enrolled
- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
- **2021-06-01** 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/b63f6870-bc0a-40e4-aab3-1e72b645f016`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).