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SB2327 • 2025

Relating to the generation of electric power for sale by a water supply or sewer service corporation.

Relating to the generation of electric power for sale by a water supply or sewer service corporation.

Passed Legislature

This bill passed both chambers and reached final enrollment, even if later executive action is not shown here.

Sponsor
Zaffirini
Last action
2025-05-01
Official status
05/01/2025 S Left pending in committee
Effective date
Not listed

Plain English Breakdown

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Relating to the generation of electric power for sale by a water supply or sewer service corporation.

Relating to the generation of electric power for sale by a water supply or sewer service corporation.

What This Bill Does

  • Relating to the generation of electric power for sale by a water supply or sewer service corporation.

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Bill History

  1. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  2. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Considered in public hearing

  3. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Testimony taken in committee

  4. 2025-05-01 Texas Legislature Online

    Left pending in committee

  5. 2025-04-30 Texas Legislature Online

    Posting rule suspended

  6. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Read first time

  7. 2025-03-25 Texas Legislature Online

    Referred to Business & Commerce

  8. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  9. 2025-03-12 Texas Legislature Online

    Filed

Official Summary Text

Relating to the generation of electric power for sale by a water supply or sewer service corporation.

Current Bill Text

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89(R) SB 2327 - Introduced version - Bill Text

89R13089 JXC-F

By: Zaffirini

S.B. No. 2327

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the generation of electric power for sale by a water

supply or sewer service corporation.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 67, Water Code, is amended

by adding Section 67.0115 to read as follows:

Sec.

67.0115.

ELECTRIC GENERATION. (a)

A corporation

operating in ERCOT, as defined by Section 31.002, Utilities Code,

may register as a power generation company under Section 39.351,

Utilities Code.

(b)

A corporation registered as a power generation company

may generate electric power for sale in the ERCOT power region to

provide revenue for the corporation. The revenue that accrues from

the sale of electric power may be used by the corporation only for:

(1)

the corporation's costs of producing and selling

electric power, including administration, employees, equipment,

fuel, and maintenance; or

(2) a purpose described by Section 67.002.

(c)

A corporation that generates electric power for sale

shall account for and use the revenue from those sales in a manner

that complies with Section 67.004.

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