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---
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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to use of electric energy storage facilities in the ERCOT power region."
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description: "Relating to use of electric energy storage facilities in the ERCOT 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 415"
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citation: "Texas SB 415 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS (ERCOT) (V0167)", "Energy--General (I0315)", "PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (V0023)", "Utilities--Electric (I0831)"]
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status: "enacted"
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primary_sponsors: ["Hancock", "Harless", "Hernandez", "Holland", "Lucio III", "Paddie"]
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version_count: 5
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action_count: 45
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vote_count: 1
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first_action: "2021-01-25"
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last_action: "2021-06-14"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/43c80009-3733-4b4e-8fbf-f41d5ad4cc65"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/senate_bills/SB00400_SB00499/SB 415.xml"
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source_hash: "5e4ce6cadcdc9789bcef06d3510eb52951c8c5c8e25d2a03d6c4c5d2e578b285"
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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 415 (87) — Relating to use of electric energy storage facilities in the ERCOT 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/SB00415I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00415E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00415H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00415S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/SB00415F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **131–17** (pass) · lower
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## Sponsors
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- Hancock — primary (person)
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- Harless — primary (person)
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- Hernandez — primary (person)
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- Holland — primary (person)
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- Lucio III — primary (person)
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- Paddie — primary (person)
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## Timeline
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The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.
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- **2021-01-25** Received by the Secretary of the Senate `filing`
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- **2021-01-25** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-09** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-09** Referred to Business & Commerce `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-16** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-03-16** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-16** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-03-16** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-03-30** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-31** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-03-31** Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-03-31** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-04-09** Placed on local & uncontested calendar
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- **2021-04-09** Laid before the Senate
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- **2021-04-09** Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
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- **2021-04-09** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-09** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-04-09** Record vote
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- **2021-04-09** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-09** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-09** Record vote
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- **2021-04-09** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-12** Received from the Senate `introduction`
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- **2021-04-14** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-04-14** Referred to State Affairs `referral-committee`
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- **2021-04-20** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-04-20** Reported favorably w/o amendment(s) `committee-passage`
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- **2021-04-30** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-04-30** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-04-30** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-05-23** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-05-25** Placed on General State Calendar
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- **2021-05-25** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-25** Passed to 3rd reading
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- **2021-05-26** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-26** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-26** Record vote
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- **2021-05-26** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-27** House passage reported
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- **2021-05-28** Reported enrolled
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- **2021-05-30** Signed in the Senate
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- **2021-05-31** Signed in the House
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- **2021-06-01** Sent to the Governor `executive-receipt`
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- **2021-06-14** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-14** Effective on 9/1/21 `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/43c80009-3733-4b4e-8fbf-f41d5ad4cc65`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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