SB 1202: third parties can inspect home backup power systems

Caption

relating to third-party review of property development documents and inspections of improvements related to those documents, including home backup power installations.

Caption from analyzed text · version F.

Summary

Generators and batteries, no waiting on the city or county.

The bill lets licensed master electricians, electrical inspectors and other approved third parties review plans for and inspect home backup power systems, such as generators and batteries, instead of waiting on the city or county. It touches homeowners, electricians, and the local governments that issue these permits, while leaving utility tariffs and interconnection rules in place. Local governments must post their rules and fees or lose the right to charge, must issue the permit within three business days of an approving notice, and cannot charge extra fees for any third-party review under the chapter, while the reviewer is liable for their own negligence.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB1202 · 2025-02-10

SOLD BY

Sen. Phil KingRSenate 10

ITEM

relating to third-party review of property development documents and inspections of improvements related to those documents, including home backup power installations.

WHAT IT DOES

Generators and batteries, no waiting on the city or county.

The bill lets licensed master electricians, electrical inspectors and other approved third parties review plans for and inspect home backup power systems, such as generators and batteries, instead of waiting on the city or county. It touches homeowners, electricians, and the local governments that issue these permits, while leaving utility tariffs and interconnection rules in place. Local governments must post their rules and fees or lose the right to charge, must issue the permit within three business days of an approving notice, and cannot charge extra fees for any third-party review under the chapter, while the reviewer is liable for their own negligence.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 23, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

HISTORY

Feb 10, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
Feb 10, 2025Filed
Feb 28, 2025Read first time
Feb 28, 2025Referred to Business & Commerce
Mar 18, 2025Scheduled for public hearing on . . .
Mar 18, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 18, 2025Testimony taken in committee
Mar 18, 2025Left pending in committee
Mar 25, 2025Considered in public hearing
Mar 25, 2025Vote taken in committee
Mar 26, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Mar 26, 2025Recommended for local & uncontested calendar
Mar 26, 2025Committee report printed and distributed
Mar 27, 2025Placed on intent calendar
Mar 31, 2025Rules suspended-Regular order of business
Mar 31, 2025Read 2nd time & passed to engrossment
Mar 31, 2025Vote recorded in Journal
Mar 31, 2025Three day rule suspended
Mar 31, 2025Record vote
Mar 31, 2025Read 3rd time
Mar 31, 2025Passed
Mar 31, 2025Record vote
Mar 31, 2025Reported engrossed
Apr 1, 2025Received from the Senate
Apr 9, 2025Read first time
Apr 9, 2025Referred to Land & Resource Management
Apr 17, 2025Considered in public hearing
Apr 17, 2025Committee substitute considered in committee
Apr 17, 2025Reported favorably as substituted
Apr 30, 2025Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator
Apr 30, 2025Committee report distributed
May 1, 2025Committee report sent to Calendars
May 19, 2025Considered in Calendars
May 21, 2025Placed on General State Calendar
May 22, 2025Read 2nd time
May 22, 2025Amended 1-Dean
May 22, 2025Record vote RV#3253
May 22, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 22, 2025Passed to 3rd reading as amended
May 22, 2025Record vote RV#3254
May 22, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 23, 2025Read 3rd time
May 23, 2025Amended 1-Dean
May 23, 2025Record vote RV#3332
May 23, 2025Passed as amended
May 23, 2025Record vote RV#3333
May 23, 2025Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
May 23, 2025House passage as amended reported
May 26, 2025House amendment(s) laid before the Senate
May 26, 2025Read
May 26, 2025Senate concurs in House amendment(s)
May 26, 2025Record vote
May 26, 2025Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported
May 26, 2025Reported enrolled
May 27, 2025Signed in the Senate
May 28, 2025Signed in the House
May 28, 2025Sent to the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Signed by the Governor
Jun 20, 2025Effective on 9/1/25

FILED UNDER

No verified beat found.

SIGNED FOR BY

House · 128 yea · 7 nay

Senate · 31 yea · 0 nay

Sources

House: Final passage · May 23, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate: Final passage · Mar 31, 2025. Journal. Published stock for this vote. Snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

All floor motions and other positions below.

No flags

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CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Phil King

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$30KErle Nye, Jr.$20,000Gideon Powell$20,000

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 27, 2024 to Jun 30, 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.

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$30,300.00

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$30,300.00

Cash: $30,000.00
Paid by others: $300.00
Total: $30,300.00

fundraiser $300.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Sep 26, 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: 100982783, 101007450, 101026985.

Erle Nye, Jr.$20,000.00

Gideon Powell$20,000.00

Money

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

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Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

$30,300.00

Cash: $30,000.00
Paid by others: $300.00
Total: $30,300.00

fundraiser $300.00

Also funds 124 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 10, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Dec 12, 2024 to Sep 26, 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: 100982783, 101007450, 101026985.

Votes8

Senate May 26, 2025

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator King moved to concur in the House amendments to SB 1202. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 23, 2025

Yea: 128
Nay: 7
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 6
Excused: 7

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3333

SB 1202, as amended, was passed by (Record 3333): 128 Yeas, 7 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 128 (published)
Nay: 7 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 6 (derived from named list)
Excused: 7 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 23, 2025

Yea: 137
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: 3
Absent: 3
Excused: 7

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3332

Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 3332): 137 Yeas, 0 Nays, 3 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 137 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: 3 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 7 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 22, 2025

Yea: 112
Nay: 21
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 5
Excused: 10

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3254

CSSB 1202, as amended, was passed to third reading by (Record 3254): 112 Yeas, 21 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 112 (published)
Nay: 21 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 5 (derived from named list)
Excused: 10 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

House May 22, 2025

Yea: 116
Nay: 19
Present, not voting: 2
Absent: 3
Excused: 10

Names

Named positions matched to lawmakers. See the journal for unmatched names.

House journal

Sources

Record 3253

Amendment No. 1 was adopted by (Record 3253): 116 Yeas, 19 Nays, 2 Present, not voting.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 116 (published)
Nay: 19 (published)
Present, not voting: 2 (published)
Absent: 3 (derived from named list)
Excused: 10 (derived from named list)

House journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 31, 2025

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator King moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1202 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. The bill was read third time and was passed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 31, 2025

Yea: 31
Nay: 0
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Sources

Senator King moved that Senate Rule 7.18 and the Constitutional Rule requiring bills to be read on three several days be suspended and that CSSB 1202 be placed on its third reading and final passage. The motion prevailed by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: 31 (published)
Nay: 0 (published)
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Senate Mar 31, 2025

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Names

Senate journal

Names were not printed. No individual positions are inferred.

Voice vote. No numeric tally or individual yeas are inferred.

Sources

The bill was read second time and was passed to engrossment by a viva voce vote.

Published stock of positions for this vote, except where marked derived.

Yea: Not printed
Nay: Not printed
Present, not voting: Not printed
Absent: Not printed
Excused: Not printed

Senate journal. Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

Witnesses22

For: 16
Against: 4
On: 2

Names

For

Base Power1 registration
Conservative Texans for Energy Innovation1 registration
EDF Renewables1 registration
Environment Texas1 registration
Generac1 registration
Permit Power1 registration
R Street Institute1 registration
Solar Energy Industries Association1 registration
Sunrun1 registration
Tesla1 registration
Texas Advanced Energy Business Alliance1 registration
Texas Association of Builders1 registration
Texas Association of Business1 registration
Texas Conservative Coalition Research Institute1 registration
Texas Solar and Storage Association1 registration
Texas Solar Energy Society1 registration

Against

City of Georgetown1 registration
City of Irving1 registration
City of San Antonio1 registration
City of Sugar Land1 registration

On

Lone Star Chapter Sierra Club1 registration
Texas Public Power Association1 registration

Sources

22 parsed registrations across the loaded witness lists.

Derived stock of witness registrations. Repeated appearances count separately. Organizations and self-representation appear as printed.

Senate witness list. Source snapshot 2026-10-20, Central time.

Fiscal

No fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.

LBB estimate · fiscal note version F · source

Sources

Fiscal note · version F · May 23, 2025

No first-year general revenue figure available here.

LBB published estimates · flow over the stated periods.

Source snapshot 2026-10-19, Central time.

How this was graded

Analysis of text version F by claude-opus-5-5, Oct 22, 2026, against the published rubric.

Sources

Texas Senate · Filed Feb 10, 2025

06/20/2025 E Effective on 9/1/25

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced · Senate Committee Report · Engrossed · House Committee Report · Enrolled

Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:20 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.

Companion

HB 2304 by Dean (identical)

Subjects

Electronic Information Systems

Energy--Solar

Property Interests--General

Utilities--Electric

BUILDING CONSTRUCTION

Text

The text as introduced · 627 words

89R4893 CS-D

By: King
S.B. No. 1202

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to third-party review of property development documents

and inspections of improvements related to those documents,

including home backup power installations.

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

SECTION 1. Chapter 247, Local Government Code, as added by

Chapter 654 (H.B. 14), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular

Session, 2023, is amended by adding Section 247.0025 to read as

follows:

Sec. 247.0025. THIRD-PARTY REVIEW OR INSPECTION FOR HOME

BACKUP POWER INSTALLATIONS. (a) In this section, "home backup

power installation" means an electric generating facility,

including an energy storage facility and any associated

infrastructure and equipment, intended to provide electrical power

to a one- or two-family dwelling that is connected at 600 volts or

less.

(b) Notwithstanding Section 247.002:

(1) a person authorized to review a development

document under Section 247.002(a) may review a development document

required by a regulatory authority to install a home backup power

installation without having to submit the document to the authority

for review; and

(2) a person authorized to conduct a development

inspection under Section 247.002(b) may conduct a development

inspection required by a regulatory authority to install a home

backup power installation without having to request the inspection

from the authority.

(c) A regulatory authority shall:

(1) post on the authority's Internet website each law,

rule, standard, and other document necessary for a person to review

a development document or conduct a development inspection under

this section; or

(2) provide on request an electronic copy of the

information described by Subdivision (1) not later than the second

business day after the date the regulatory authority receives the

request.

(d) A person who reviews a development document or conducts

a development inspection under this section may rely on the

accuracy and completeness of the information provided by a

regulatory authority under Subsection (c).

(e) A regulatory authority shall issue each approval,

permit, or certification applicable to a review of a development

document or development inspection conducted under this section not

later than the second business day after the date the authority

receives the notice prescribed by Section 247.004(a) that approves

the document or inspection.

(f) A person may begin construction of a home backup power

installation on submission of the notice prescribed by Section

247.004(a) that approves the development document or development

inspection.

SECTION 2. Section 247.003, Local Government Code, as added

by Chapter 654 (H.B. 14), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular

Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 247.003. ADDITIONAL FEE PROHIBITED. A regulatory

authority may not impose a fee related to the review of a

development document or the inspection of an improvement conducted

under this chapter [ Section 247.002 ].

SECTION 3. Section 247.004, Local Government Code, as added

by Chapter 654 (H.B. 14), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular

Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows:

Sec. 247.004. THIRD-PARTY REQUIREMENTS. (a) A person who

reviews a development document or conducts a development inspection

under this chapter [ Section 247.002 ] shall:

(1) review the document, conduct the inspection, and

take all other related actions in accordance with all applicable

provisions of law; and

(2) not later than the 15th day after the date the

person completes the review or inspection, provide notice to the

regulatory authority of the results of the review or inspection.

(b) A regulatory authority may prescribe a reasonable

format for the notice required under Subsection (a). If the

regulatory authority has not prescribed a format, a person who

reviews a development document or conducts a development inspection

under this chapter may provide notice by e-mail to the e-mail

address of the regulatory authority.

SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.

Verdict: No flags

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ITEM

WHAT IT DOES

CHARGES

TOTAL

HISTORY

SIGNED FOR BY

Donors

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC

Senate May 26, 2025

House May 23, 2025

House May 23, 2025

House May 22, 2025

House May 22, 2025

Senate Mar 31, 2025

Senate Mar 31, 2025

Senate Mar 31, 2025

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