Development of Thermal Energy Resources

Added new definitions for 'local government,' 'public utilities commission,' 'thermal energy,' 'thermal energy network,' and 'thermal energy service agreement' to clarify legal terms.

Granted local governments the explicit authority to aggregate thermal energy demand from their buildings and private entities participating in thermal networks.

Clarified that local governments and private operators of thermal energy networks are not considered public or municipal utilities and are exempt from Public Utilities Commission regulation.

Authorized local governments to enter into thermal energy service agreements with private entities for up to 25 years, subject to annual appropriation.

Authorized local governments to issue revenue bonds or other financing mechanisms specifically for designing, constructing, and maintaining thermal energy network infrastructure.

Allowed local governments to provide thermal energy services to participants located outside their jurisdictional boundaries through intergovernmental agreements.

The document header was changed from 'REVISED' to 'REREVISED' to accurately reflect the legislative status.

A new header was added stating the bill was passed at the 3rd Reading Unamended on May 4, 2026.

The House sponsorship section was updated to include additional legislators: Bacon, Duran, Goldstein, Jackson, Marshall, McCluskie, McCormick, Nguyen, Paschal, Phillips, Rutinel, Rydin, and Smith.

Added a specific effective date of May 1, 2026, to the bill text.

Updated the header to reflect that amendments were adopted on second reading in the second house instead of the house of introduction.

Added an 'Energy & Environment' committee to the House Committees section.

Removed blank lines and formatting markers associated with the previous 'Reengrossed' status.

Added five new co-sponsors (Amabile, Benavidez, Coleman, Cutter, Daugherty, Exum, Jodeh, Lindstedt, Mullica, Roberts, Snyder) to the Senate sponsorship list.

Updated the bill summary header from 'ENGROSSED' to 'REENGROSSED' and revised the explanatory text to reflect that amendments were adopted in the House of Introduction.

Changed the summary date to April 28, 2026, and added a '3rd Reading Unamended' label to the disclaimer section.

Changed the bill header from 'Introduced' to 'Engrossed' to indicate it includes all amendments adopted on second reading.

Added a co-sponsor, Kipp, to the Senate sponsorship list.

Inserted a line break within a sentence in the legislative declaration regarding soft costs for small and rural communities.