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SB388

Assigned to Committee
Authored by Phil King (R)
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Caption: Relating to the legislature's goals for electric generation capacity in this state.
Initially Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 388 establishes a legislative goal for at least 50% of new electric generating capacity installed in the ERCOT power region after January 1, 2026, to be from dispatchable sources, enhancing grid reliability. It introduces a dispatchable generation credits trading program and specifies compliance rules to ensure adherence to these goals.

Co-authors: Bettencourt (R); Kolkhorst (R)

Nov 19, 2024


(S) King signed onto the bill as Author
(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Feb 3, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Business & Commerce, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 4, 2025


(S) Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Testimony taken in committee
(S) Left pending in committee
 

Mar 6, 2025


(S) Kolkhorst signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
 

Mar 11, 2025


(S) Considered in public hearing
(S) Vote taken in committee
 

Mar 13, 2025


(S) Reported favorably as substituted
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Mar 18, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Mar 19, 2025


(S) Bettencourt signed onto the bill as Coauthor
(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 2nd time

20250319_SB388_2R: Yea 18 (R 17, D 1) - Nay 13 (R 3, D 10)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Huffman; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Hancock; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; Zaffirini

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(S) Amendment(s) offered

20250319_SB388_2R_FA1: Yea 30 (R 20, D 10) - Nay 1 (R 0, D 1)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Alvarado; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Blanco; Campbell; Cook; Creighton; Flores; Gutierrez; Hagenbuch; Hall; Hancock; Huffman; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; King; Kolkhorst; Menendez; Middleton; Miles; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West; Zaffirini

Nay - Eckhardt

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(S) Amended
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Passed to engrossment as amended

20250319_SB388_2E: Yea 18 (R 17, D 1) - Nay 13 (R 3, D 10)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Huffman; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Hancock; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; Zaffirini

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(S) Record vote
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250319_SB388_3R: Yea 18 (R 17, D 1) - Nay 13 (R 3, D 10)

Yea - A. Hinojosa; Bettencourt; Birdwell; Campbell; Flores; Hagenbuch; Hall; Huffman; King; Kolkhorst; Middleton; Nichols; Parker; Paxton; Perry; Schwertner; Sparks; West

Nay - Alvarado; Blanco; Cook; Creighton; Eckhardt; Gutierrez; Hancock; Hughes; J. Hinojosa; Johnson; Menendez; Miles; Zaffirini

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Mar 20, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 22, 2025


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

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

Against

(Tue 3/4/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Adrian Shelley for Public Citizen
(Tue 3/4/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Cyrus Reed for
(Tue 3/4/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Larry Linenschmidt for self
(Tue 3/4/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Mark Stover for Texas Solar + Storage Association
(Tue 3/4/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Craig Holzheauser for Advanced Power Alliance
(Tue 3/4/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Daniel Giese for Solar Energy Industries Association
(Tue 3/4/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as John Pitts Jr for Engie
(Tue 3/4/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Matthew Boms for Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA)
(Tue 3/4/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Sandra Haverlah for Environmental Defense Fund
(Tue 3/4/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Sloan Byerly for Intersect Power
(Tue 3/4/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Sloan Byerly for Orsted
(Tue 3/4/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Tammy Embrey for Invenergy LLC
 

For

(Tue 3/4/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Thomas Darte for self
(Tue 3/4/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Ben Sebree for Texas Geothermal Energy Alliance
(Tue 3/4/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Thomas Parkinson for self
 

On

(Tue 3/4/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Barksdale English for Public Utility Commission of Texas
(Tue 3/4/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Keith Collins for Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT)
(Tue 3/4/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Texas for ERCOT
(Tue 3/4/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Walt Baum for Powering Texans
(Tue 3/4/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Werner Roth for Public Utility Commission of Texas



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