SB 3072

bill making electric cooperative easements on parks land permanent

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 the term of an easement granted by the Parks and Wildlife Commission to an electric cooperative for certain state land.

Caption from analyzed text · version I.

Summary

Set term: forever. Easements granted from September 1, 2025 on.

The bill says any easement the Parks and Wildlife Commission grants to an electric cooperative on state land run by the parks department must last forever. It touches electric cooperatives and the state parks and wildlife land they cross with lines or equipment. New easements granted on or after September 1, 2025 become permanent instead of carrying a set term, while older easements stay under the old rules.

Labels

Labels: NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed May 12, 2025 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.

Receipt

The receipt

89R-SB3072 · 2025-05-12

SOLD BY

Sen. Bryan HughesRSenate 1

ITEM

relating to the term of an easement granted by the Parks and Wildlife Commission to an electric cooperative for certain state land.

WHAT IT DOES

Set term: forever. Easements granted from September 1, 2025 on.

CHARGES

[ ] NONE FOUND

TOTAL

No fiscal note in the loaded record.

HISTORY

May 12, 2025Received by the Secretary of the Senate
May 13, 2025Permission to introduce
May 13, 2025Read first time
May 13, 2025Referred to Business & Commerce

FILED UNDER

DATA CENTERS, WATER AND THE GRID

THE TEXT

…“granted by the commission to an electric cooperative as defined by Section 161.002, Utilities Code, shall be in perpetuity”

Bill text, introduced version (I)

The bill gives electric cooperatives permanent rights across state parks and wildlife land for power infrastructure, so the public land stays tied to those easements with no set end date.

No flags

THANK YOU FOR CHECKING THE RECEIPT

CAMPAIGN PAID FOR BY

Bryan Hughes

Donors

GOPAC Election Fund$250K CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)$100KCourt Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100K

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 · Jul 1, 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.

GOPAC Election Fund$250,000.00

GOPAC Election Fund

$250,000.00

Cash: $250,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $250,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101028838, 101071548.

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)$100,000.00

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

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

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 4, 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: 101067724.

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC$100,000.00

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 13, 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: 101071548.

Money

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

GOPAC Election Fund

$250,000.00

Cash: $250,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $250,000.00

Also funds 2 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · Jul 17, 2025 to Oct 15, 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: 101028838, 101071548.

CRAFTPAC (Court Reform Action for Texas Families)

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 0 other sitting lawmakers.

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

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

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Sep 4, 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: 101067724.

Court Reform Action for Families Texas PAC

$100,000.00

Cash: $100,000.00
Paid by others: $0.00
Total: $100,000.00

Also funds 32 other sitting lawmakers.

Derived recipient stock · Feb 20, 2026 to Oct 14, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.

TEC account match.

Team

Sources

Derived itemized flow · on Oct 13, 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: 101071548.

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 May 12, 2025

05/13/2025 S Referred to Business & Commerce

Texas Legislature Online · Introduced

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

Senate committee · Business & Commerce · Final status: Died in committee

Subjects

Parks & Wildlife--General

Parks & Wildlife--Parks

Utilities--Electric

PARKS & WILDLIFE COMMISSION

Text

The text as introduced · 168 words

89R29791 BEE-D

By: Hughes
S.B. No. 3072

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to the term of an easement granted by the Parks and

Wildlife Commission to an electric cooperative for certain state

land.

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

SECTION 1. Section 11.301, Parks and Wildlife Code, is

amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows:

(d) An easement on state land managed by the department that

is granted by the commission to an electric cooperative as defined

by Section 161.002, Utilities Code, shall be in perpetuity.

SECTION 2. Section 11.301(d), Parks and Wildlife Code, as

added by this Act, applies only to an easement granted on or after

the effective date of this Act. An easement granted before the

effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the

date the easement was granted, and the former law is continued in

effect for that purpose.

SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.