LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD

Austin, Texas

FISCAL NOTE, 89TH LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION

May 30, 2025

TO:	Honorable Dan Patrick, Lieutenant Governor, Senate Honorable Dustin Burrows, Speaker of the House, House of Representatives
FROM:	Jerry McGinty, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:	HB145 by King (Relating to risk mitigation planning and associated liability for providers of electric service; providing an administrative penalty.), Conference Committee Report

No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

It is assumed that any costs associated with the bill could be absorbed using existing resources.

Local Government Impact

There could be an impact on municipally owned utilities and electric cooperatives in wildfire-prone areas that would have to submit a wildfire mitigation plan, as would be amended by the bill.

Source Agencies:

473 Public Utility Commission of Texas

LBB Staff:

JMc, SD, RStu, JBel, WP, GDZ