Bill

HB 10

87(R) - 2021
House State Affairs
Senate Jurisprudence
House State Affairs
Senate Jurisprudence
Utilities
Electricity

Contact the Author

Chris Paddie

Phone:

512-463-0556

Capitol Office:

E2.502

Email:

Vote Recommendation

Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral
  • Neutral

Author(s)

Chris Paddie
Ana Hernandez

Co-Author(s)

Charles Anderson
Trent Ashby
Brad Buckley
DeWayne Burns
Angie Chen Button
Briscoe Cain
Travis Clardy
David Cook
Jay Dean
Alex Dominguez
Craig Goldman
Ryan Guillen
Sam Harless
Dan Huberty
Jacey Jetton
Stan Lambert
Brooks Landgraf
Ben Leman
Ray Lopez
J.M. Lozano
Ina Minjarez
Eddie Morales
Andrew Murr
Leo Pacheco
Dennis Paul
Ron Reynolds
Eddie Rodriguez
Hugh Shine
Bryan Slaton
David Spiller
Phil Stephenson
Valoree Swanson
Shawn Thierry
Ed Thompson
Tony Tinderholt
Steve Toth
Gary VanDeaver
Cody Vasut
Hubert Vo
Erin Zwiener

Sponsor(s)

Charles Schwertner

Co-Sponsor(s)

Juan "Chuy" Hinojosa

Bill Caption

Relating to the governance of the Public Utility Commission of Texas, the Office of Public Utility Counsel, and an independent organization certified to manage a power region.

Fiscal Notes

Estimated Two-year Net Impact to General Revenue Related Funds for HB10, Committee Report 2nd House, Substituted : a negative impact of ($2,212,072) through the biennium ending August 31, 2023.

The bill would make no appropriation but could provide the legal basis for an appropriation of funds to implement the provisions of the bill.

Bill Analysis

HB 10 would restructure the Public Utilities Commission board increasing the number of commissioners to 5, replacing the unaffiliated members with members appointed by the Governor. Under this bill legislators and registered lobbyists would be prohibited from being appointed to the ERCOT board. HB 10 also restructures the ERCOT board requiring all board members to reside in the state of Texas and creates additional ERCOT board member slots to represent certain consumer interests and market segments that shall be elected by their segments.

Vote Recommendation Notes

Texas Action neutral on HB 10 as it does not impact any of our liberty principles. With that said, the provision requiring ERCOT board members to reside in Texas is obviously sound public policy. 

Contact the Author

Chris Paddie

Phone:

512-463-0556

Capitol Office:

E2.502

Email: