HB 3809 Texas House · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities.

HB 3809 requires lease agreements for battery energy storage facilities (like large-scale battery systems) to include specific terms about removal. It mandates that the operator (called a "grantee") must remove all equipment and restore the land to its original condition when the lease ends, covering all associated costs. This directly affects landowners leasing property to battery storage operators and the operators themselves, who must now include these removal obligations in their agreements. The law creates new rules under Texas Utilities Code Chapter 303 to ensure facilities are properly decommissioned, without changing how the storage systems operate during their active use.

Issues: ✓ Energy ✓ Environment

Bill status signed all 5 stages cleared

Introduction

Mar 2025

Committee Review

May 2025

House Passage

May 2025

Senate Passage

May 2025

Signed into Law

May 2025

Introduced Mar 26, 2025 Signed May 29, 2025

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What changed between versions

Engrossed → Enrolled · 3 edits · May 29, 2025

MINOR

The bill was reformatted from an 'Engrossed' version to an 'Enrolled' version, which is the final version ready for signature. The substantive policy content regarding battery energy storage facility agreements remains unchanged, though some formatting inconsistencies were corrected and minor text adjustments were made throughout the document.

Scope change

No substantive change to the bill's scope or applicability; the content remains focused on battery energy storage facility agreements in Texas Utilities Code Chapter 303.

TECHNICAL

Header information was updated to reflect the Enrolled version status with proper bill numbering and formatting.

Line breaks and spacing were standardized throughout the document to correct formatting inconsistencies from the Engrossed version.

Minor text adjustments were made to align the enrolled text with proper legislative formatting standards.

Floor votes · House Apr 28, 2025

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).

Full legislative history

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Committee

Amendments

May 29, 2025

Signed into law

Signed by the Governor

executive

May 20, 2025

Upper · Passed

Signed in the Senate

upper

May 20, 2025

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported

upper

May 20, 2025

Lower · Passed

Signed in the House

lower

May 19, 2025

Introduced

Text of Senate Amendment(s)

lower

May 19, 2025

Introduced

House concurs in Senate amendment(s)

lower

May 13, 2025

Introduced

Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

lower

May 13, 2025

Introduced

Senate Amendments distributed

lower

May 13, 2025

Lower · Passed

Senate passage as amended reported

lower

May 13, 2025

Upper · Passed

Passed

upper

May 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Committee report printed and distributed

upper

May 9, 2025

Upper · Passed

Reported favorably as substituted

upper

May 8, 2025

Upper · Passed

Vote taken in committee

upper

May 5, 2025

Committee

Referred to Business & Commerce

upper

May 5, 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

lower

Apr 17, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report sent to Calendars

lower

Apr 16, 2025

Lower · Passed

Committee report distributed

lower

Apr 9, 2025

Lower · Passed

Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

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 26, 2025

Committee

Referred to State Affairs

lower

Mar 26, 2025

Introduced

Read first time

lower

4 primary · 12 co-sponsors