Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB2321: Relating to the regulation of emissions by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during an event affecting electric demand or grid reliability.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to the regulation of emissions by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during an event affecting electric demand or grid reliability.
From the enrolled text, May 31, 2025:
AN ACT relating to the regulation of emissions by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during an event affecting electric demand or grid reliability. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter D, Chapter 382, Health and Safety Code, is amended by adding Section 382.086 to read as follows: [ADDED: Sec.][ADDED: ][ADDED: 382.086.][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: ENFORCEMENT DURING ELECTRIC DEMAND AND ] [ADDED: RELIABILITY EVENT. (a) The commission may exercise the ] [ADDED: commission's enforcement discretion to waive enforcement for ] [ADDED: emissions from electric generation facilities and on-site backup ] [ADDED: generation facilities in this state during a period requested by an ] [ADDED: independent system operator if the independent system operator ] [ADDED: notifies the commission that additional electric generation is ] [ADDED: necessary to mitigate an emergency condition or a significant risk ] [ADDED: of an emergency condition.] [ADDED: (b)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: After an independent system operator submits a ] [ADDED: notification to the commission under Subsection (a):] [ADDED: (1)][ADDED: ][ADDED: ][ADDED: the independent system operator shall notify ] [ADDED: market participants in this state of the period in the notification ] [ADDED: during which limits or standards described by Subdivision (2) may ] [ADDED: not apply to the operation of an electric generation facility or ] [ and] [ADDED: (2)][ADDED: ][ADDED: …
Sponsors
- Phil King (R, SD-010) · primary sponsor
Latest actions
- : Effective on 9/1/25
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
- : Record vote
- : Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
- : Read
Votes
- Environmental Regulation Committee Vote (Out of committee): 5 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Business & Commerce Committee Vote (Out of committee): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Senate concurs in House amendment(s) (May 30, 2025): 31 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3878 (May 28, 2025): 140 yea, 2 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3767 (May 27, 2025): 139 yea, 2 nay, passed
Subjects: Environment--Air, Utilities--General, ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY, TEXAS COMMISSION ON, Utilities--Electric, ELECTRIC RELIABILITY COUNCIL OF TEXAS (ERCOT)
Common questions
- What is SB2321?
- SB2321 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to the regulation of emissions by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during an event affecting electric demand or grid reliability.
- What does SB2321 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to the regulation of emissions by the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality during an event affecting electric demand or grid reliability.
- What is the status of SB2321?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on 9/1/25 (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB2321?
- Phil King (R, SD-010).
- Where is the official record for SB2321?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB02321
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