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type: "Bill"
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title: "Relating to certain extraordinary costs incurred by certain gas utilities relating to Winter Storm Uri and a study of measures to mitigate similar future costs; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and assessments."
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description: "Relating to certain extraordinary costs incurred by certain gas utilities relating to Winter Storm Uri and a study of measures to mitigate similar future costs; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and assessments."
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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: "HB 1520"
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citation: "Texas HB 1520 (87)"
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classification: ["bill"]
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subjects: ["BONDS (S6060)", "DEBT (S0116)", "PUBLIC FINANCE AUTHORITY", "TEXAS (V8580)", "PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (V0023)", "RAILROAD COMMISSION (V0089)", "SECRETARY OF STATE (V0042)", "Utilities--Natural Gas (I0001)"]
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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: 63
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vote_count: 3
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first_action: "2021-03-12"
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last_action: "2021-06-16"
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source: "openstates"
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source_identifier: "ocd-bill/c56f5c50-97cf-46dc-9300-4a559042c9a0"
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source_url: "ftp://ftp.legis.state.tx.us/bills/87R/billhistory/house_bills/HB01500_HB01599/HB 1520.xml"
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source_hash: "fdf54da9206afd98f8940b95af1875e3dbf2467f46a9a59cff70f13aeea8f05e"
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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 HB 1520 (87) — Relating to certain extraordinary costs incurred by certain gas utilities relating to Winter Storm Uri and a study of measures to mitigate similar future costs; providing authority to issue bonds and impose fees and assessments.
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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/HB01520I.HTM)
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2. **Engrossed** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01520E.HTM)
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3. **House Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01520H.HTM)
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4. **Senate Committee Report** (committee substitute) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01520S.HTM)
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5. **Enrolled** (enrolled) — [source](http://capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/87R/billtext/html/HB01520F.HTM)
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## Votes
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- passage — **139–5** (pass) · lower
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- passage — **130–12** (pass) · lower
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- other — **130–12** (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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- Bell, Cecil — cosponsor (person)
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- Israel — cosponsor (person)
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- Morales, Eddie — 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** Filed `filing`
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- **2021-03-15** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-03-15** Referred to Energy Resources `referral-committee`
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- **2021-03-22** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-03-22** Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
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- **2021-03-22** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-04-01** Considered in formal meeting
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- **2021-04-01** Committee substitute considered in committee
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- **2021-04-01** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-04-13** Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
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- **2021-04-14** Committee report distributed
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- **2021-04-14** Committee report sent to Calendars
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- **2021-04-15** Considered in Calendars
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- **2021-04-19** Placed on Major State Calendar
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- **2021-04-19** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-04-19** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-04-19** Passed to engrossment as amended
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- **2021-04-20** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-04-20** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-04-20** Record vote
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- **2021-04-20** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-04-20** Reported engrossed
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- **2021-04-20** Received from the House `introduction`
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- **2021-05-13** Read first time `introduction, reading-1`
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- **2021-05-13** Referred to Natural Resources & Economic Development `referral-committee`
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- **2021-05-20** Posting rule suspended
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- **2021-05-20** Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
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- **2021-05-20** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-20** Testimony taken in committee
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- **2021-05-20** Left pending in committee
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- **2021-05-21** Considered in public hearing
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- **2021-05-22** Reported favorably as substituted `committee-passage-favorable`
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- **2021-05-22** Committee report printed and distributed
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- **2021-05-25** Placed on intent calendar
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- **2021-05-27** Rules suspended-Regular order of business
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- **2021-05-27** Read 2nd time `reading-2`
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- **2021-05-27** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-27** Amendment(s) offered `amendment-introduction`
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- **2021-05-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
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- **2021-05-27** Record vote
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- **2021-05-27** Passed to 3rd reading as amended
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- **2021-05-27** Vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-27** Three day rule suspended
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- **2021-05-27** Record vote
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- **2021-05-27** Read 3rd time `reading-3`
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- **2021-05-27** Passed `passage`
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- **2021-05-27** Record vote
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- **2021-05-27** Senate passage as amended reported
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- **2021-05-27** Senate Amendments distributed
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- **2021-05-28** Senate Amendments Analysis distributed
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- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-28** Record vote
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- **2021-05-28** Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
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- **2021-05-28** Text of Senate Amendment(s)
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- **2021-05-28** House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
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- **2021-05-30** 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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- **2021-06-16** Signed by the Governor `executive-signature`
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- **2021-06-16** 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/c56f5c50-97cf-46dc-9300-4a559042c9a0`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official Texas legislature records).
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