HB1359

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Ana Hernandez (D)
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Caption: Relating to a program to provide assistance for certain retail electric customers; authorizing a fee.
Initially Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
This bill would cost taxpayers $21,164,805.00 over five years, according to the Legislative Budget Bureau.

RPT Priority #6: Secure the Electric Grid OPPOSED

HB 1359 establishes an income-based assistance fund to support low-income retail electric customers. The fund is financed through a nonbypassable fee on electric utility customers and offers discounts, bill payment assistance, and educational programs. The Public Utility Commission oversees the program, ensuring funds are used efficiently to assist eligible individuals and critical care residential customers.

Joint authors: Darby (R); Hunter (R); Moody (D); Thompson (D)
Co-authors: Flores (D); Johnson (D); Morales Shaw (D); Plesa (D); Rodriguez Ramos (D); Ward Johnson (D)

Nov 15, 2024


(H) Hernandez signed onto the bill as Author
(H) Filed
 

Mar 11, 2025


(H) Read first time
(H) Referred to the House State Affairs, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 19, 2025


(H) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
(H) Left pending in committee
 

Apr 1, 2025


(H) Thompson signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Hunter signed onto the bill as Joint Author
 

Apr 2, 2025


(H) House State Affairs met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Committee substitute considered in committee
(H) Reported favorably as substituted
 

Apr 10, 2025


(H) Moody signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Darby signed onto the bill as Joint Author
(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 11, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

Apr 29, 2025


(H) Ward Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

Apr 30, 2025


(H) Flores signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) A Democrat amendment (No. 1) from Hernandez amended the bill.
(H) Passed to engrossment as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#1079: Yea 92 (R 34, D 58) - Nay 50 (R 48, D 2)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; King; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Noble; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Shaheen; Simmons; Talarico; Thompson; Turner; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cook; Cunningham; DeAyala; Dorazio; Frank; Gates; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hickland; Hopper; Isaac; Landgraf; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; McLaughlin; Money; Morgan; Munoz; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Shofner; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; VanDeaver; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton; Wilson

Absent - Moody

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Matt Morgan: "When Record No. 1079 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Terry Wilson: "When Record No. 1079 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 1, 2025


(H) Plesa signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Johnson signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Postponed
(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#1149: Yea 100 (R 39, D 61) - Nay 45 (R 45, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Bell, C.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McQueeney; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Simmons; Smithee; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Alders; Barry; Bumgarner; Cain; Cook; Cunningham; Frank; Gerdes; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Hopper; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; McLaughlin; Metcalf; Money; Olcott; Oliverson; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Tepper; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell; Wharton

Present, Not Voting - Burrows

Please note: the following statements by legislators do not affect the vote count that was recorded.

Ben Bumgarner: "When Record No. 1149 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Charles Cunningham: "When Record No. 1149 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Shelley Luther: "When Record No. 1149 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

Stan Gerdes: "When Record No. 1149 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(H) Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
(H) Reported engrossed
 

May 5, 2025


(S) Received from the House
 

May 14, 2025


(H) Rodriguez Ramos signed onto the bill as Coauthor
 

May 21, 2025


(H) Morales Shaw signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Kenneth Flippin for self (with US Green Building Council)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Kristina Rollins for NRG
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Mark Bell for Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Shane Johnson for self (with Sierra Club)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Veronique Placke for Texas Energy Poverty Research Institute
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Ben Utley for Texas New Mexico Power (TNMP)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Catherine Webking for Texas Energy Association for Marketers (TEAM)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Colin Leyden for Environmental Defense Fund
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Damon Withrow for Xcel energy
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Joshua Houston for Caritas of Austin
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Luis Figueroa for Every Texan
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Mance Zachary for Vistra Corporation
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Marlene Plua for self (with Sierra Club)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Michael Ruggieri for Southwestern Elec. Power Co. (SWEPCO)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Rebecca Edwards for self (with Texas Impact)
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Sandra Haverlah for Texas Consumer Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Scott Hutchinson for Entergy Texas
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Stephanie Mace for AARP
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Thomas Parkinson for self
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as T. Patterson for City of Fort Worth
 

On

(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Julia Harvey for Texas Electric Cooperatives
(Wed 3/19/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Taylor Kilroy for Texas Public Power Association
(Wed 3/19/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Connie Corona for Public Utility Commission of Texas



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