SB1566

Signed by Governor
Authored by Paul Bettencourt (R)
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Caption: Relating to connection of utilities by certain entities in certain subdivisions formerly located in a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction.
Initially Referred to Senate Local Government Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
SB 1566 modifies provisions related to utility connections in certain subdivisions that were previously within a municipality's extraterritorial jurisdiction. It allows utility providers to continue serving these areas even if they were removed from a city's extraterritorial jurisdiction, provided the entity holds a certificate of convenience and necessity to serve the area.

Sponsors: Darby (R)

Feb 24, 2025


(S) Received by the Secretary of the Senate
(S) Filed
 

Mar 6, 2025


(S) Read first time
(S) Referred to the Senate Local Government, chaired by a Republican
 

Mar 17, 2025


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

Mar 20, 2025


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

Mar 24, 2025


(S) Reported favorably w/o amendments
(S) Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
(S) Committee report printed and distributed
 

Apr 10, 2025


(S) Placed on local & uncontested calendar
(S) Laid before the Senate
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed
(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 14, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 22, 2025


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

May 5, 2025


(H) Posting rule suspended
 

May 9, 2025


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

May 12, 2025


(H) Considered in formal meeting
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

May 14, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

May 16, 2025


(H) Considered in Calendars
 

May 20, 2025


(H) Placed on General State Calendar
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#3076: Yea 140 (R 80, D 60) - Nay 2 (R 2, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Hopper; Pierson

Absent - Craddick; Little

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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May 21, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Postponed
 

May 22, 2025


(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) Postponed
(H) Laid out as postponed business
(H) A Republican amendment (No. 1) from Bell, C. amended the bill.
(H) Record vote

RV#3233: Yea 137 (R 80, D 57) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Lowe

Absent - Hinojosa; Martinez Fischer; Simmons

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf; Virdell

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(H) Passed as amended
(H) Record vote

RV#3234: Yea 138 (R 79, D 59) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Harris Davila; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Holt; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; Kerwin; Kitzman; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Morales Shaw; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schatzline; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Slawson; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Vasut; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Nay - Pierson

Absent - Harrison; Simmons

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf; Virdell

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

Andy Hopper: "When Record No. 3234 was taken, I was shown voting yes. I intended to vote no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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May 23, 2025


(S) House passage as amended reported
 

May 28, 2025


(S) House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
(S) Read
(S) Senate refuses to concur
(S) Senate requests conference committee
(S) Senate appoints conferees
(H) Senate refuses to concur-reported
(H) Senate requests conference committee-reported
(H) Senate appoints conferees-reported
 

May 29, 2025


(H) House grants request for conference committee
(H) House appoints conferees
(S) House grants request for conf comm-reported
(S) House appoints conferees-reported
 

May 30, 2025


(S) Conference committee report filed
(H) Conf. Comm. Report distributed
 

May 31, 2025


(H) House adopts conference committee report
(H) Record vote

RV#4112: Yea 132 (R 79, D 53) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)
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Yea - Alders; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Bumgarner; Button; Cain; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Gates; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hickland; Hinojosa; Hopper; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Isaac; Johnson; Jones, J.; Kerwin; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Leo Wilson; Little; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Lujan; Luther; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Money; Moody; Morales, E.; Morgan; Munoz; Noble; Olcott; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Patterson; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Pierson; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Richardson; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rosenthal; Schofield; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Shofner; Simmons; Slawson; Smithee; Spiller; Swanson; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Toth; Troxclair; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Virdell; Vo; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zwiener

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Gonzalez, M.; Vasut

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(S) House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
(S) Senate adopts conference committee report
(S) Record vote

20250531_SB1566: Yea 31 (R 20, D 11) - Nay 0 (R 0, D 0)

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

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(H) Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
 

Jun 1, 2025


(S) Reported enrolled
(S) Signed in the Senate
 

Jun 2, 2025


(H) Signed in the House
(E) Sent to the Governor
 


(S) Darby signed onto the bill as Sponsor

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Fri 5/9/2025) Testifying before H State Affairs as Frances Blake for Texas Association of Builders (TAB)
(Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as Howard Cohen for Schwartz, Page & Harding, LLP
(Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as J.D. Hale for Texas Association of Builders (TAB)
(Mon 3/17/2025) Testifying before S Local Government as Trey Lary for Allen Boone Humphries Robinson LLP
(Fri 5/9/2025) Registering before H State Affairs as Howard Cohen for Schwartz, Page & Harding, LLP
(Mon 3/17/2025) Registering before S Local Government as Nadia Islam for City of San Antonio



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