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TX SB1877
Bill
Status
5/21/2025
Primary Sponsor
Charles Schwertner
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AI Summary
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Grants the Office of Public Utility Counsel (OPUC) authority to request and receive electricity market data from the Public Utility Commission, ERCOT, and electric utilities
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Data access includes information related to reliability, generation resource adequacy, long-term transmission planning, and transmission and distribution system resiliency
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Information submitted to OPUC under this new authority remains confidential and exempt from public disclosure if it would be confidential when held by the commission
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Amends Section 13.003 of the Utilities Code to expand OPUC's existing data access rights beyond commission records gathered under Section 14.204
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Takes effect September 1, 2025; passed Senate 31-0 on April 16, 2025, and House 148-0 on May 8, 2025
Legislative Description
Relating to the authority of the Office of Public Utility Counsel to access certain data.
Electronic Information Systems
Last Action
Effective on 9/1/25
5/21/2025