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TX HB3306

Bill

Status

Engrossed

4/29/2025

Primary Sponsor

Jay Dean

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Origin

House of Representatives

89th Legislature Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Amends Section 151.105 of the Texas Insurance Code to add a new exclusion from construction contract indemnification regulations

  • Exempts contracts for electric infrastructure construction, maintenance, or vegetation management from restrictions on indemnification agreements

  • Applies to work performed for electric utilities, transmission and distribution utilities, electric cooperatives, and municipally owned utilities as defined in the Utilities Code

  • Only applies to contracts or agreements entered into on or after September 1, 2025; existing contracts remain governed by prior law

  • Allows electric utility entities greater flexibility to include broader indemnification provisions in their construction and maintenance contracts

Legislative Description

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

Civil Remedies & Liabilities

Last Action

Left pending in committee

5/13/2025

Committee Referrals

Business & Commerce4/30/2025
Insurance3/21/2025

Full Bill Text

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