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HB3092 • 2025

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.

Enacted

This bill passed the Legislature and reached final enactment based on the latest official action.

Sponsor
Gerdes | Curry | Darby
Last action
2025-06-20
Official status
06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25
Effective date
2025-06-20

Plain English Breakdown

Using official source text because the generated explanation was unavailable or could not be confirmed against the official bill text.

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.

Limits and Unknowns

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Bill History

  1. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed by the Governor

  2. 2025-06-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Effective on 9/1/25

  3. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the Senate

  4. 2025-05-31 Texas Legislature Online

    Sent to the Governor

  5. 2025-05-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Signed in the House

  6. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Senate passage reported

  7. 2025-05-29 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported enrolled

  8. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on local & uncontested calendar

  9. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Laid before the Senate

  10. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time & passed to 3rd reading

  11. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote recorded in Journal

  12. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Three day rule suspended

  13. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  14. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  15. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  16. 2025-05-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote

  17. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  18. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Vote taken in committee

  19. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendments

  20. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  21. 2025-05-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report printed and distributed

  22. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  23. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  24. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  25. 2025-05-23 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  26. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Received from the House

  27. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  28. 2025-05-05 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  29. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 3rd time

  30. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed

  31. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1281

  32. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  33. 2025-05-02 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported engrossed

  34. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Read 2nd time

  35. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Passed to engrossment

  36. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Record vote. RV#1174

  37. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  38. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Placed on General State Calendar

  39. 2025-04-28 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in Calendars

  40. 2025-04-22 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report sent to Calendars

  41. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  42. 2025-04-17 Texas Legislature Online

    Committee report distributed

  43. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  44. 2025-04-14 Texas Legislature Online

    Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  45. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  46. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  47. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  48. 2025-04-09 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  49. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  50. 2025-03-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to State Affairs

  51. 2025-02-20 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to construct an electric transmission line.

Current Bill Text

Read the full stored bill text 
89(R) HB 3092 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.B. No. 3092

AN ACT

relating to a certificate of public convenience and necessity to

construct an electric transmission line.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Section 37.052(c), Utilities Code, is amended to

read as follows:

(c) An electric utility is not required to amend the

utility's certificate of public convenience and necessity to

construct a transmission line that connects the utility's existing

transmission facilities to a substation or metering point if:

(1) the transmission line does not exceed:

(A)
five
[
three
] miles in length, if the line

connects to a load-serving substation or metering point; or

(B) two miles in length, if the line connects to a

generation substation or metering point;

(2) each landowner whose property would be directly

affected by the transmission line, as provided by commission rules,

provides written consent for the transmission line; and

(3) all rights-of-way necessary for construction of

the transmission line have been purchased.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

______________________________

______________________________

President of the Senate

Speaker of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3092 was passed by the House on May 2,

2025, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 0, 1 present, not

voting.

______________________________

Chief Clerk of the House

I certify that H.B. No. 3092 was passed by the Senate on May

28, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

______________________________

Secretary of the Senate

APPROVED: _____________________

Date

_____________________

Governor