HB 3017

Money Bill Taxes Solar And Wind Producers Their Federal Subsidies

Died in committee

Verdict: No flags

No flagsInitial review

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 imposing an additional franchise tax on certain solar and wind energy producers.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Over 1 megawatt? Owe Texas an amount matching your federal benefits, plus regular franchise tax.

The bill adds a new state franchise tax on solar and wind energy producers with more than 1 megawatt of capacity, equal to the full dollar amount of federal subsidies, tax credits and other federal benefits they received during the reporting period. It reaches solar and wind companies doing business in Texas above that size, and it requires them to file a franchise tax report listing each federal benefit even if they would otherwise be exempt from filing. Starting with reports due on or after January 1, 2026, these producers would owe Texas an amount matching their federal benefits on top of their regular franchise tax.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Feb 19, 2025 and referred to the House Ways & Means committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-HB3017 · 2025-02-19

SOLD BY

Rep. Brent MoneyRHouse 2

ITEM

relating to imposing an additional franchise tax on certain solar and wind energy producers.

WHAT IT DOES

Over 1 megawatt? Owe Texas an amount matching your federal benefits, plus regular franchise tax.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

Feb 19, 2025Filed
Mar 20, 2025Read first time
Mar 20, 2025Referred to Ways & Means

FILED UNDER

DATA CENTERS, WATER AND THE GRID

THE TEXT

“An additional tax is imposed on a taxable entity that is a solar or wind energy producer with a capacity of more than 1 megawatt.”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill puts a new state tax on grid-scale solar and wind generators equal to the federal benefits they collect, changing who pays in the power market.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Brent Money

Donors

Justice for Victims PAC$50K Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$50K Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$43K

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 20, 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.

Justice for Victims PAC$50,000.00

Justice for Victims PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 25, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 25, 2025. 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: 101032028.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC$50,000.00

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 6, 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: 101008625, 101072662.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$42,500.00

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash: $42,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $42,500.00

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: 100982039, 101008625, 101032028, 101052760, 101072662.

Money

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

Justice for Victims PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · on Sep 25, 2025. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 25, 2025. 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: 101032028.

Texans for Truth and Liberty PAC

$50,000.00

Cash: $50,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $50,000.00

Also funds 44 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jun 24, 2025 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jun 25, 2025 to Oct 6, 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: 101008625, 101072662.

Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC

$42,500.00

Cash: $42,500.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $42,500.00

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: 100982039, 101008625, 101032028, 101052760, 101072662.

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 Feb 19, 2025

03/20/2025 H Referred to Ways & Means: Mar 20 2025 11:50AM

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 · Ways & Means · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Energy--Solar

Energy--Wind (IA9YE)

Taxation--Franchise

Text

The text as introduced · 237 words

89R5705 CJD-D

By: Money
H.B. No. 3017

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to imposing an additional franchise tax on certain solar

and wind energy producers.

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

SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 171, Tax Code, is amended

by adding Section 171.0012 to read as follows:

Sec. 171.0012. ADDITIONAL TAX: SOLAR AND WIND ENERGY

PRODUCERS. (a) An additional tax is imposed on a taxable entity

that is a solar or wind energy producer with a capacity of more than

1 megawatt.

(b) The additional tax is equal to the sum of the amounts of

all benefits the taxable entity received during the reporting

period from:

(1) a federal subsidy;

(2) a federal tax credit; or

(3) another federal benefit or tax preference.

(c) A taxable entity that receives a benefit described by

Subsection (b) during a reporting period shall:

(1) file a report under Section 171.201 or 171.202, as

applicable, regardless of whether the entity would otherwise have

been exempt from filing the report as provided by Section 171.2022;

and

(2) include on the report the dollar amount of each of

those benefits the entity received during the reporting period.

SECTION 2. Section 171.0012, Tax Code, as added by this Act,

applies only to a report originally due on or after the effective

date of this Act.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect January 1, 2026.