Bill:  SB 3 
Legislative Session: 87(R)
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Last Action:06/08/2021 E Effective immediately
Caption Version:Enrolled
Caption Text:Relating to preparing for, preventing, and responding to weather emergencies and power outages; increasing the amount of administrative and civil penalties.
Author:Schwertner
Coauthor:Bettencourt | Kolkhorst | Seliger
Sponsor:Paddie
Subjects:City Government--Utilities (I0068)
Disaster Preparedness & Relief (I0211)
Energy--General (I0315)
Governor (I0375)
Oil & Gas (I0545)
Utilities--Electric (I0831)
Utilities--Water & Sewer (I0002)
ALERT SYSTEM (S0523)
LIEUTENANT GOVERNOR (S0096)
PIPELINE SAFETY (S0437)
SIGNS (S0235)
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE (S0306)
ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS (ERCOT) (V0167)
ELECTRICITY SUPPLY CHAIN SECURITY & MAPPING COMMITTEE, TEXAS (V773W)
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT, TEXAS DIVISION OF (VP6FW)
ENERGY DISASTER RELIABILITY COUNCIL, TEXAS (VD4BI)
ENERGY RELIABILITY COUNCIL, TEXAS (TERC) (VZ0QU)
ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON (V0334)
PUBLIC SAFETY, DEPARTMENT OF (V0251)
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION (V0023)
PUBLIC UTILITY COUNSEL, OFFICE OF (V0236)
RAILROAD COMMISSION (V0089)
STATE ENERGY PLAN ADVISORY COMMITTEE (VJ6PN)
TRANSPORTATION COMMISSION, TEXAS (V0040)
TRANSPORTATION, TEXAS DEPARTMENT OF (V8796)
Senate Committee:Jurisprudence
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=5   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
House Committee:State Affairs
Status:Out of committee
Vote:Ayes=13   Nays=0   Present Not Voting=0   Absent=0
Senate Conferees:Appointed (05/27/2021) Schwertner (Chair) | Huffman | Hughes | Menéndez | Nichols
House Conferees:Appointed (05/28/2021) Paddie (Chair) | Hernandez | Howard | Hunter | King, Phil
Actions: (descending date order)
Viewing Votes: Most Recent House Vote | Most Recent Senate Vote
Description Comment Date       Time       Journal Page
 Effective immediately      06/08/2021    
 Signed by the Governor      06/08/2021     3190
 Sent to the Governor      06/01/2021     3188
 Signed in the Senate      05/31/2021     3186
 Signed in the House      05/31/2021     5514
 Reported enrolled      05/31/2021     3188
 Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/31/2021     5515
 Record vote      05/30/2021     3141
 Senate adopts conference committee report      05/30/2021     3141
 Senate adopts resolution to go outside bounds   SR 562    05/30/2021     3141
 House adopts conf. comm. report-reported      05/30/2021     3145
 Record vote   RV#1784   05/30/2021     5341
 House adopts conference committee report      05/30/2021     5338
 Rules suspended      05/30/2021     5338
 House adopts resolution to go outside bounds   HR 2085   05/30/2021     5336
 Conf. Comm. Report distributed      05/30/2021   01:06 AM 
 Conference committee report filed      05/29/2021     3082
 House appoints conferees w/inst-reported      05/28/2021    
 House grants request for conf comm-reported      05/28/2021     2612
 House appoints conferees with instructions      05/28/2021     4465
 Motion prevails      05/28/2021     4465
 Motion to instruct conferees      05/28/2021     4465
 House grants request for conference committee      05/28/2021     4465
 Senate appoints conferees-reported      05/27/2021     4265
 Senate requests conference committee-reported      05/27/2021     4265
 Senate refuses to concur-reported      05/27/2021     4265
 Senate appoints conferees      05/27/2021     2487
 Senate requests conference committee      05/27/2021     2487
 Senate refuses to concur      05/27/2021     2487
 Read      05/27/2021     2487
 House amendment(s) laid before the Senate      05/27/2021     2450
 House passage as amended reported      05/24/2021     1813
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/24/2021     3771
 Record vote   RV#1353   05/24/2021     3770
 Passed as amended      05/24/2021     3770
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      05/24/2021     3770
 Amended   2-Guerra   05/24/2021     3769
 Amended   1-Paddie   05/24/2021     3769
 Read 3rd time      05/24/2021     3769
 Passed to 3rd reading as amended      05/23/2021     3634
 Amendment withdrawn   28-Reynolds   05/23/2021     3633
 Amendment withdrawn   27-C. Turner   05/23/2021     3633
 Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   05/23/2021     3633
 Amendment(s) offered   27-C. Turner   05/23/2021     3633
 Amendment withdrawn   26-Guerra   05/23/2021     3632
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2021     3632
 Record vote   RV#1331   05/23/2021     3632
 Amended   25-Zwiener and Frank   05/23/2021     3626
 Amendment withdrawn   24-Reynolds   05/23/2021     3626
 Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   05/23/2021     3626
 Amendment(s) offered   24-Reynolds   05/23/2021     3624
 Amendment withdrawn   23-Patterson   05/23/2021     3624
 Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   05/23/2021     3624
 Amendment(s) offered   23-Patterson   05/23/2021     3623
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2021     3623
 Record vote   RV#1330   05/23/2021     3622
 Amended   22-Holland   05/23/2021     3621
 Amended   21-Zwiener   05/23/2021     3621
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2021     3620
 Record vote   RV#1329   05/23/2021     3620
 Amended   20-Rodriguez, Shine, Biedermann, Toth, Howard, Schaefer, Slaton, Tinderholt, and C. Bell   05/23/2021     3619
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2021     3619
 Record vote   RV#1328   05/23/2021     3618
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      05/23/2021     3618
 Amended   19-Goldman   05/23/2021     3614
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2021     3614
 Record vote   RV#1327   05/23/2021     3613
 Amendment fails of adoption   18-Tinderholt   05/23/2021     3613
 Amendment withdrawn   17-P. King   05/23/2021     3613
 Point of order withdrawn (amendment)   Rule 11, Section 2   05/23/2021     3613
 Amendment(s) offered   17-P. King   05/23/2021     3612
 Record vote   RV#1326   05/23/2021     3612
 Amendment fails of adoption   16-Goodwin   05/23/2021     3611
 Amendment withdrawn   15-C. Turner   05/23/2021     3611
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2021     3610
 Record vote   RV#1325   05/23/2021     3610
 Amendment fails of adoption   14-C. Turner   05/23/2021     3609
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2021     3608
 Record vote   RV#1324   05/23/2021     3608
 Amendment fails of adoption   13-Lucio   05/23/2021     3608
 Amended   12-T. King   05/23/2021     3607
 Amended   11-Martinez Fischer, Lopez, Minjarez, Gervin-Hawkins, Larson, Allison, Pacheco, Cortez, More   05/23/2021     3607
 Amended   10-Morales Shaw   05/23/2021     3607
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2021     3607
 Record vote   RV#1323   05/23/2021     3606
 Amendment fails of adoption   9-Howard   05/23/2021     3606
 Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal      05/23/2021     3605
 Record vote   RV#1322   05/23/2021     3605
 Amendment fails of adoption   8-Tinderholt   05/23/2021     3604
 Amendment fails of adoption   7-Reynolds   05/23/2021     3603
 Amendment withdrawn   6-Rosenthal   05/23/2021     3602
 Amended   5-Howard   05/23/2021     3601
 Amendment fails of adoption   4-Guerra   05/23/2021     3601
 Amended   3-Morales Shaw   05/23/2021     3601
 Amended   2-Paddie   05/23/2021     3600
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      05/23/2021     3599
 Amended   1-Paddie   05/23/2021     3597
 Statement of Leg. Intent Recorded in Journal      05/23/2021     3597
 Read 2nd time      05/23/2021     3597
 Placed on Major State Calendar      05/23/2021    
 Considered in Calendars      05/20/2021    
 Committee report sent to Calendars      05/20/2021    
 Committee report distributed      05/20/2021   11:48 AM 
 Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator      05/20/2021     3763
 Reported favorably as substituted      05/18/2021    
 Committee substitute considered in committee      05/18/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      05/18/2021    
 Left pending in committee      05/07/2021    
 Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee      05/07/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      05/07/2021    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/07/2021    
 Posting rule suspended      05/06/2021     2430
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      05/06/2021    
 Referred to State Affairs      04/07/2021   11:50 AM  882
 Read first time      04/07/2021     882
 Received from the Senate      03/30/2021     790
 Reported engrossed      03/29/2021     478
 Record vote      03/29/2021     450
 Passed      03/29/2021     450
 Read 3rd time      03/29/2021     450
 Record vote      03/29/2021     450
 Three day rule suspended      03/29/2021     450
 Vote recorded in Journal      03/29/2021     450
 Passed to engrossment as amended      03/29/2021     450
 Amendment withdrawn      03/29/2021     450
 Amendment(s) offered   FA8 Springer   03/29/2021     449
 Vote recorded in Journal      03/29/2021     449
 Amended      03/29/2021     449
 Amendment(s) offered   FA7 Johnson   03/29/2021     449
 Vote recorded in Journal      03/29/2021     449
 Amended      03/29/2021     449
 Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Johnson   03/29/2021     448
 Vote recorded in Journal      03/29/2021     448
 Amended      03/29/2021     448
 Amendment(s) offered   FA5 Springer   03/29/2021     448
 Record vote      03/29/2021     448
 Amended      03/29/2021     448
 Amendment(s) offered   FA4 Hancock   03/29/2021     448
 Vote recorded in Journal      03/29/2021     448
 Amended      03/29/2021     447
 Amendment(s) offered   FA3 Hughes   03/29/2021     446
 Amendment withdrawn      03/29/2021     446
 Amendment(s) offered   FA2 Creighton   03/29/2021     446
 Vote recorded in Journal      03/29/2021     446
 Amended      03/29/2021     446
 Amendment(s) offered   FA1 Schwertner   03/29/2021     444
 Read 2nd time      03/29/2021     444
 Rules suspended-Intent Calendar      03/29/2021     444
 Rules suspended-Regular order of business      03/29/2021     444
 Placed on intent calendar      03/29/2021    
 Co-author authorized      03/29/2021     474
 Committee report printed and distributed      03/26/2021   01:57 PM 
 Reported favorably as substituted      03/26/2021     438
 Testimony taken in committee      03/25/2021    
 Considered in public hearing      03/25/2021    
 Scheduled for public hearing on . . .      03/25/2021    
 Referred to Jurisprudence      03/18/2021     292
 Read first time      03/18/2021     292
 Filed      03/12/2021    
 Received by the Secretary of the Senate      03/12/2021