SB1697

Signed by Governor
Authored by Judith Zaffirini (D)
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Caption: Relating to a customer guide to home solar energy devices.
Initially Referred to Senate Business & Commerce Committee, chaired by a Republican
Last Referred to House State Affairs Committee, chaired by a Republican
Sponsors: VanDeaver (R)


(S) VanDeaver signed onto the bill as Sponsor
 

Feb 27, 2025


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

Mar 11, 2025


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

Mar 18, 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) Co-author authorized
 

Mar 25, 2025


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

Mar 26, 2025


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

Mar 27, 2025


(S) Placed on intent calendar
 

Mar 31, 2025


(S) Co-author authorized
(S) Rules suspended-Regular order of business
(S) Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment

20250331_SB1697_E: Yea 29 (R 18, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

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

Nay - Hall

Absent - King

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(S) Vote recorded in Journal
(S) Three day rule suspended
(S) Record vote
(S) Read 3rd time
(S) Passed

20250331_SB1697_3R: Yea 29 (R 18, D 11) - Nay 1 (R 1, D 0)

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

Nay - Hall

Absent - King

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(S) Record vote
(S) Reported engrossed
 

Apr 1, 2025


(H) Received from the Senate
 

Apr 9, 2025


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

Apr 14, 2025


(S) Senate State Affairs met.
(H) Considered in public hearing
(H) Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
 

Apr 17, 2025


(H) Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
(H) Committee report distributed
 

Apr 22, 2025


(H) Committee report sent to Calendars
 

Apr 28, 2025


(H) Laid out in lieu of companion
(H) Read 2nd time
(H) Passed to 3rd reading
(H) Record vote

RV#632: Yea 116 (R 55, D 61) - Nay 29 (R 29, D 0)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Ashby; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Canales; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cook; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; 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; Hayes; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Landgraf; Leach; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lozano; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, C.; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schoolcraft; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Walle; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Bumgarner; Cain; Harrison; Hickland; Holt; Hopper; Isaac; Leo Wilson; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Oliverson; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell

Absent - Kerwin; Schofield

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Harris

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

Helen Kerwin: "When Record No. 632 was taken, I was in the house but away from my desk. I would have voted no." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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Apr 29, 2025


(H) Read 3rd time
(H) Passed
(H) Record vote

RV#788: Yea 111 (R 52, D 59) - Nay 35 (R 34, D 1)
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Yea - Allen; Anchia; Barry; Bell, C.; Bell, K.; Bernal; Bhojani; Bonnen; Bowers; Bryant; Buckley; Bucy; Button; Campos; Capriglione; Cole; Collier; Cortez; Craddick; Cunningham; Curry; Darby; Davis, A.; Davis, Y.; Dean; DeAyala; Dorazio; Dutton; Dyson; Fairly; Flores; Frank; Gamez; Garcia Hernandez; Garcia, J.; Garcia, L.; Gerdes; Geren; Gervin-Hawkins; Gonzalez, J.; Gonzalez, M.; Goodwin; Guerra; Guillen; Harless; Harris; Hefner; Hernandez; Hinojosa; Holt; Howard; Hull; Hunter; Johnson; Jones, J.; Jones, V.; King; Kitzman; LaHood; Lalani; Lambert; Leach; Leo Wilson; Longoria; Lopez, J.; Lopez, R.; Lujan; Manuel; Martinez; Martinez Fischer; McLaughlin; McQueeney; Metcalf; Meyer; Meza; Moody; Morales Shaw; Morales, E.; Munoz; Noble; Oliverson; Ordaz; Orr; Paul; Perez, M.; Perez, V.; Phelan; Plesa; Raymond; Reynolds; Rodriguez Ramos; Romero; Rose; Rosenthal; Schofield; Shaheen; Simmons; Smithee; Spiller; Talarico; Tepper; Thompson; Turner; VanDeaver; Villalobos; Vo; Ward Johnson; Wharton; Wilson; Wu; Zweiner

Nay - Alders; Ashby; Bumgarner; Cain; Canales; Cook; Gates; Harris Davila; Harrison; Hayes; Hickland; Hopper; Isaac; Kerwin; Little; Louderback; Lowe; Lozano; Luther; Money; Morgan; Olcott; Patterson; Pierson; Richardson; Schatzline; Schoolcraft; Shofner; Slawson; Swanson; Tinderholt; Toth; Troxclair; Vasut; Virdell

Present, Not Voting - Burrows; Landgraf

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

Caroline Harris Davila: "When Record No. 788 was taken, I was shown voting no. I intended to vote yes." (view other statements of vote for this Rep)

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(S) House passage reported
(S) Reported enrolled
 

Apr 30, 2025


(S) Signed in the Senate
 

May 1, 2025


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

May 13, 2025


(E) Signed by the Governor
(E) Effective on 9/1/25

Lobbying Against/For/On This Bill

For

(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Cyrus Reed for Sierra Club
(Tue 3/18/2025) Testifying before S Business & Commerce as Mark Stover for Texas Solar + Storage Association
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Ann Baddour for Texas Appleseed
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Becky Smith for self (with Clean Water Action)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Bill Kelly for Environment Texas
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Daniel Giese for Solar Energy Industries Association
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Julia Harvey for Texas Electric Cooperatives
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Kamil Cook for Public Citizen
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Katherine Fletcher for self (with Texas Impact)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Lynnae Willette for EDF Renewables
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Mark Bell for Association of Electric Companies of Texas (AECT)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Matthew Boms for Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance (TAEBA)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Maya Fletcher-Bai for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Paige Powell for self
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Patrice Parsons for Texas Solar Energy Society
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Ricardo Ramirez for City of Austin
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Sloan Byerly for Greenville Electric Utility System (GEUS)
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Stephanie Mace for AARP
(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Zanir Ali for CPS Energy
 

On

(Tue 3/18/2025) Registering before S Business & Commerce as Therese Harris for Public Utility Commission of Texas



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