HB 2127

Bryant Bill Orders A Demand Response Study And Stops There

Died in committee

Verdict: Smells

SmellsInitial review

Rep. John BryantDHouse 114

Why it's charged

Study, task force, commission, report

THE TEXT

“Not later than December 1, 2026, the commission shall issue a report to the legislature that:”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only duty is a study and a report due after the next election, and any expansion of demand response waits on later legislation. The caption honestly says it is a study.

Study, task force, commission, report

Initial review · graded Oct 20, 2026 · Headline, summary and grade are analysis of the bill text, not a finding about any person · How we grade

Caption

relating to a study of electricity demand response.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Report due December 1, 2026. Any expansion waits on later legislation.

The bill orders the Public Utility Commission to study how demand response programs, which pay or price customers to cut power use at peak times, could be expanded in Texas. It touches the commission and, indirectly, retail electric customers in every customer class. Nothing changes on the ground now; the commission must send the Legislature a report with findings and recommendations by December 1, 2026, and the section expires September 1, 2027.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Jan 27, 2025 and referred to the House State Affairs committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB2127 · 2025-01-27

SOLD BY

Rep. John BryantDHouse 114

ITEM

relating to a study of electricity demand response.

WHAT IT DOES

Report due December 1, 2026. Any expansion waits on later legislation.

CHARGES

[x] STUDY, TASK FORCE, COMMISSION, REPORTanalysis confidence 60%

THE TEXT

“Not later than December 1, 2026, the commission shall issue a report to the legislature that:”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The only duty is a study and a report due after the next election, and any expansion of demand response waits on later legislation. The caption honestly says it is a study.

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Jan 27, 2025Filed
Mar 14, 2025Read first time
Mar 14, 2025Referred to State Affairs

FILED UNDER

DATA CENTERS, WATER AND THE GRID

THE TEXT

“The commission shall conduct a study on the potential for expanding demand response programs in this state”…

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill studies paying or pricing customers to cut grid use during peak demand, which bears on who carries the load when the grid is strained.

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THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

John Bryant

Donors

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$17KStephan McNally$10,000Blackridge$7K

Not tied to this bill.

Sources

The author's campaign account only. Own money and internal transfers are separate on the member page.

Derived itemized flow · Oct 28, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$16,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$16,500.00

Cash: $16,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $16,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100986384, 101011678, 101030225, 101071800.

Stephan McNally$10,000.00

Blackridge$7,000.00

Blackridge

$7,000.00

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $7,000.00

Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2025 to Jun 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101030225, 101062403.

Money

Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$16,500.00

Cash: $16,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $16,500.00

Also funds 137 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 24, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Nov 19, 2024 to Oct 5, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 100986384, 101011678, 101030225, 101071800.

Blackridge

$7,000.00

Cash: $7,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $7,000.00

Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 4, 2025 to Jun 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

Derived itemized contributions on live regular reports and uncovered special-session dates. Internal account transfers and daily reports are excluded.

Report IDs: 101030225, 101062403.

Votes

No floor vote loaded for this bill.

Fiscal

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version I by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 20, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas House · Filed Jan 27, 2025

03/14/2025 H Referred to State Affairs: Mar 14 2025 2:36PM

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

House committee · State Affairs · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Interim Studies

Utilities--Electric

Utilities--General

PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION

Text

The text as introduced · 256 words

89R8110 JXC-D

By: Bryant
H.B. No. 2127

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to a study of electricity demand response.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:

SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is

amended by adding Section 39.9056 to read as follows:

Sec. 39.9056. DEMAND RESPONSE STUDY. (a) In this section,

"demand response" means changes in electricity usage by customers

from their normal consumption patterns in response to:

(1) changes in the price of electricity use over time;

or

(2) incentive payments designed to induce lower

electricity use at times of peak demand.

(b) The commission shall conduct a study on the potential

for expanding demand response programs in this state to encourage

retail electric customers to reduce electricity use during times of

peak demand.

(c) Not later than December 1, 2026, the commission shall

issue a report to the legislature that:

(1) reviews the current state of demand response

participation in each customer class;

(2) identifies potential barriers to the expansion of

demand response participation by each customer class; and

(3) includes recommendations for any additional

legislative authority the commission requires to expand demand

response programs in this state.

(d) This section expires September 1, 2027.

SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives

a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as

provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this

Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this

Act takes effect September 1, 2025.