SB 391
Permian Basin transmission plan, now every five years
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 a reliability plan for electric transmission service in the Permian Basin.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
Drops a January 30, 2024 deadline that already passed. ERCOT does the updates.
The bill drops an already-passed January 30, 2024 deadline and tells the Public Utility Commission to have ERCOT update the Permian Basin transmission reliability plan every five years. It touches the commission, ERCOT, and the utilities and power users in the Permian Basin region. On the ground, the one-time plan becomes a recurring plan, and a subsection of the existing law, whose text is not shown here, is repealed.
Labels
Labels: QUICK READ: 144 WORDS. The bill as filed runs 144 words, counting the existing law it amends and the text it strikes. The median 89R bill as filed runs 441 words (derived, 8,702 graded bills, snapshot Oct 19, 2026).NEVER GOT A HEARING. Filed Nov 19, 2024 and referred to the Senate Business & Commerce committee. No public hearing. The bill died.
Receipt
The receipt
89R-SB391 · 2024-11-19
SOLD BY
+ 1 coauthor
ITEM
relating to a reliability plan for electric transmission service in the Permian Basin.
WHAT IT DOES
Drops a January 30, 2024 deadline that already passed. ERCOT does the updates.
The bill drops an already-passed January 30, 2024 deadline and tells the Public Utility Commission to have ERCOT update the Permian Basin transmission reliability plan every five years. It touches the commission, ERCOT, and the utilities and power users in the Permian Basin region. On the ground, the one-time plan becomes a recurring plan, and a subsection of the existing law, whose text is not shown here, is repealed.
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
- Co-author authorized
FILED UNDER
DATA CENTERS, WATER AND THE GRID
THE TEXT
…“under Section 39.166 for the Permian Basin region and update the”…
Bill text, introduced version (I)
The bill makes ERCOT's Permian Basin transmission reliability plan a standing plan that is updated every five years.
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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 · Jul 25, 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.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC$60,000.00
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$60,000.00
- Cash
- $60,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $60,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 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.
Report IDs: 101012623, 101029380, 101072732.
Missing data does not establish zero giving. Display amounts are rounded.
Texans for Lawsuit Reform PAC
$60,000.00
- Cash
- $60,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $60,000.00
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.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 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.
Report IDs: 101012623, 101029380, 101072732.
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 19, 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
Companion
HB 2152 by Morales, Eddie (identical)
Subjects
PERMIAN BASIN (G912S)
Energy--General
Utilities--Electric
PUBLIC UTILITY COMMISSION
Text
The text as introduced · 144 words
89R4419 SCR-F By: Sparks S.B. No. 391 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to a reliability plan for electric transmission service in the Permian Basin. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 39.167(a), Utilities Code, as added by Chapter 892 (H.B. 5066), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows: (a) The [ Not later than January 30, 2024, the ] commission shall direct the independent organization certified under Section 39.151 for the ERCOT power region to develop a reliability plan under Section 39.166 for the Permian Basin region and update the plan every five years . SECTION 2. Section 39.167(c), Utilities Code, as added by Chapter 892 (H.B. 5066), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is repealed. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.