Relating to a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas on the interconnection of electric transmission service facilities with the United Mexican States.
HB 805 requires the Texas Public Utility Commission to study existing and potential new electric transmission interconnections between Texas and Mexico. The study must examine impacts on power networks and retail customers in both Texas and Mexico. The Commission must submit a report to the legislature by September 1, 2026, and the bill expires December 31, 2026. This procedural bill focuses on gathering data about cross-border energy infrastructure without making policy changes.
Bill status
passed
3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
Apr 2025
House Passage
Apr 2025
Senate Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 5, 2025
Last action Apr 23, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted from a standard legislative format to an engrossed version with updated metadata, but the substantive policy content remains identical. The core requirements for the Public Utility Commission of Texas to study interconnection impacts and submit a report by September 1, 2026, are unchanged.
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Floor votes · House Apr 23, 2025
How they voted
94–52
Passed
Total votes 146
Apr 23, 2025
D
Democratic60
98% Yea
R
Republican86
59% Nay
Vote distribution
All Yea
All Nay
Mixed
No data
Full legislative history
Actions timeline
Total actions
26
Key actions
7
Committee
6
Amendments
1
Apr 23, 2025
Introduced
Received from the House
upper
Apr 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Lower · Passed
Passed to engrossment
lower
Apr 22, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
lower
Apr 11, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
Apr 10, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
Apr 2, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Left pending in committee
lower
Mar 12, 2025
Lower · Passed
Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
Mar 5, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
4 primary · 1 co-sponsor
Sponsors
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