SB 272
bill makes regulators weigh vulnerable customers in resiliency plans
Died in committee
Verdict: No flags
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 electric utility planning and cost recovery for enhancing service reliability for vulnerable customers.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
One whole new factor to weigh: power for elderly and disabled customers.
The bill adds one new factor the Public Utility Commission must weigh when it decides whether to approve an electric utility's resiliency plan. That factor is how much the plan improves reliable power for vulnerable customers, including elderly people and people with a disability. Regulators reviewing these plans must now look at service to those customers alongside system resiliency and cost, starting immediately or on September 1, 2025.
Labels
Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 12, 2024 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB272 · 2024-11-12
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ITEM
relating to electric utility planning and cost recovery for enhancing service reliability for vulnerable customers.
WHAT IT DOES
One whole new factor to weigh: power for elderly and disabled customers.
The bill adds one new factor the Public Utility Commission must weigh when it decides whether to approve an electric utility's resiliency plan. That factor is how much the plan improves reliable power for vulnerable customers, including elderly people and people with a disability. Regulators reviewing these plans must now look at service to those customers alongside system resiliency and cost, starting immediately or on September 1, 2025.
CHARGES
[ ] NONE FOUND
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Received by the Secretary of the Senate
- Filed
- Read first time
- Referred to Business & Commerce
FILED UNDER
DATA CENTERS, WATER AND THE GRID
THE TEXT
“the extent to which the plan is expected to enhance service reliability for vulnerable customers, including elderly persons and persons with a disability”
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill changes how regulators judge utility grid-resiliency plans by adding reliability for elderly and disabled customers to the approval test.
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Donors
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.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC$15,000.00
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$15,000.00
- Cash
- $15,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $15,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texas Trial Lawyers Association PAC
$15,000.00
- Cash
- $15,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $15,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Dec 13, 2024 to Jun 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: 100987960, 101029944, 101057026.
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 Senate · Filed Nov 12, 2024
02/03/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Oct 26, 2026 at 4:19 AM CDT. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Senate committee · Business & Commerce · Final status: Died in committee
Subjects
Aging
Disabilities, Persons with
Utilities--Electric
Text
The text as introduced · 195 words
89R4321 JXC-D By: Cook S.B. No. 272 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to electric utility planning and cost recovery for enhancing service reliability for vulnerable customers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 38.078(d), Utilities Code, as added by Chapter 836 (H.B. 2555), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows: (d) In determining whether to approve a plan filed under this section, the commission shall consider: (1) the extent to which the plan is expected to enhance system resiliency, including whether the plan prioritizes areas of lower performance; (2) the extent to which the plan is expected to enhance service reliability for vulnerable customers, including elderly persons and persons with a disability; and (3) [ (2) ] the estimated costs of implementing the measures proposed in the plan. 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.