HB 3306 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the applicability of certain laws affecting indemnification agreements to certain contracts or agreements pertaining to electric utility infrastructure.

HB 3306 modifies Texas insurance law to exempt indemnity agreements in construction contracts for electric utility infrastructure from certain regulations. Specifically, it adds a new exception (Section 151.105(10)(C)) for agreements related to installing or maintaining electric power systems, including vegetation management for utilities. This exemption applies only to new contracts signed on or after September 1, 2025, leaving existing agreements under previous law. The change directly affects electric utility companies and contractors working on projects like power lines, substations, and grid maintenance.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 21, 2025 Last action May 13, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 4 edits · Apr 29, 2025
MODERATE
This bill amends the Texas Insurance Code to clarify which contracts and agreements are excluded from certain insurance requirements, specifically adding protections for electric utility infrastructure and expanding coverage for electric cooperatives and municipally owned utilities. The changes ensure that indemnity provisions related to electric utility work are treated consistently with other infrastructure projects.
Scope change
The bill expands the scope of excluded indemnity provisions to include electric infrastructure construction, maintenance, and vegetation management for electric utilities, transmission and distribution utilities, electric cooperatives, and municipally owned utilities.
SCOPE

Added electric infrastructure construction, maintenance, and vegetation management for electric utilities to the list of excluded indemnity provisions.

ELIGIBILITY

Extended eligibility to include electric cooperatives and municipally owned utilities in addition to existing electric utility and transmission and distribution utility definitions.

DEFINITION

Updated the definition of covered entities to include electric cooperatives and municipally owned utilities as defined in Section 11.003 of the Utilities Code.

TECHNICAL

Minor formatting and spacing changes throughout the document text.

Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2025

How they voted

1376
Passed
Total votes 143
Apr 28, 2025
D Democratic57
52 Yea 5 Nay
91% Yea
R Republican86
85 Yea 1 Nay
98% Yea
Vote distribution
All Yea All Nay Mixed No data
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
31
Key actions
11
Committee
9
Amendments
2
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Apr 30, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 29, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
lower
Apr 28, 2025
Lower · Passed
Amended
lower
Apr 28, 2025
House · Passed
House Vote: pass (137-6)
house
Apr 16, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 15, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 9, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably as substituted
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Committee
Referred to Insurance
lower
Mar 21, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
2 primary · 0 co-sponsors

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