HB 867
Anchía EV Grid Bill Lets The Commission Decide, Someday
Filed
Verdict: Smells
Why it's charged
List of feelings
Both operative grants are permissive. The commission may set standards and may allow owners to sell power, with no deadline and no required action. The one "shall" applies only if the commission chooses to adopt rules.
List of feelingsInitial review · graded Nov 9, 2026 · How we grade
Caption
relating to the interconnection and market participation of electric vehicles in the ERCOT power region.
Caption from analyzed text · version I.
Summary
EV owners could sell battery power to ERCOT. Only if the commission “may” allow it. No deadline.
The bill gives the Public Utility Commission permission to write safety and technical rules for plugging electric vehicles into the power grid in the ERCOT region. It also lets the commission, if it chooses, allow electric vehicle owners to sell power stored in their car batteries into ERCOT's wholesale and backup-power markets through a registered middleman. Nothing changes unless the commission decides to act, because every grant of power in the bill uses "may" and none sets a deadline.
Receipt
The receipt
90R-HB867 · 2026-11-09
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ITEM
relating to the interconnection and market participation of electric vehicles in the ERCOT power region.
WHAT IT DOES
EV owners could sell battery power to ERCOT. Only if the commission “may” allow it. No deadline.
The bill gives the Public Utility Commission permission to write safety and technical rules for plugging electric vehicles into the power grid in the ERCOT region. It also lets the commission, if it chooses, allow electric vehicle owners to sell power stored in their car batteries into ERCOT's wholesale and backup-power markets through a registered middleman. Nothing changes unless the commission decides to act, because every grant of power in the bill uses "may" and none sets a deadline.
CHARGES
[x] LIST OF FEELINGSanalysis confidence 60%
Both operative grants are permissive. The commission may set standards and may allow owners to sell power, with no deadline and no required action. The one "shall" applies only if the commission chooses to adopt rules.
TOTAL
No fiscal note in the loaded record.
HISTORY
- Filed
FILED UNDER
DATA CENTERS, WATER AND THE GRID
The bill opens a path for electric vehicle owners, acting through aggregators, to sell stored battery power into ERCOT wholesale and ancillary services markets if the commission allows it.
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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 30, 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.
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 · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.
Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.$13,500.00
Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.
$13,500.00
- Cash
- $13,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $13,500.00
Also funds 84 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.
Blackridge$12,000.00
Blackridge
$12,000.00
- Cash
- $12,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $12,000.00
Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 11, 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: 101033306, 101061466, 101071312.
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 · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.
Vistra Employee Political Action Committee of Vistra Corp.
$13,500.00
- Cash
- $13,500.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $13,500.00
Also funds 84 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 14, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
TEC account match.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 15, 2024 to Oct 16, 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: 100988591, 101033306, 101072783.
Blackridge
$12,000.00
- Cash
- $12,000.00
- Paid by others
- $0.00
- Total
- $12,000.00
Also funds 86 other sitting lawmakers.
Derived recipient stock · Aug 5, 2024 to Oct 23, 2026. State data as of Nov 4, 2026.
Name match, not a verified identity: normalized filed name and state.
TeamSources
Derived itemized flow · Oct 13, 2025 to Aug 11, 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: 101033306, 101061466, 101071312.
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 a super-expensive superintelligence, Nov 9, 2026, against the published rubric.
Sources
Texas House · Filed Nov 9, 2026
11/09/2026 H Filed
Texas Legislature Online · Introduced
Data snapshot Nov 10, 2026 at 2:37 AM CST. Grades, charges, quotes and corrections follow the published record.
Subjects
Utilities--Electric
Vehicles & Traffic--Equipment
Text
The text as introduced · 251 words
90R1642 CXP-D By: Anchía H.B. No. 867 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the interconnection and market participation of electric vehicles in the ERCOT power region. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subchapter Z, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is amended by adding Section 39.9161 to read as follows: Sec. 39.9161. INTERCONNECTION AND AGGREGATION OF ELECTRIC VEHICLES. (a) In this section: (1) "Electric vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 42.0102. (2) "Interconnection" means the right of an electric vehicle owner to physically connect the electric vehicle to an electricity distribution system and the technical requirements, rules, or processes for the connection. (b) The commission by rule may establish safety, technical, and performance standards for the interconnection of electric vehicles in the ERCOT power region. In adopting the rules, the commission shall ensure that the standards do not conflict with applicable standards published by the Underwriters Laboratories and the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, with the National Electrical Code, or with the National Electrical Safety Code. (c) The commission by rule may allow an electric vehicle owner to: (1) make electricity stored by the electric vehicle available for sale in the wholesale energy and ancillary services markets through a registered aggregator or load serving entity; and (2) participate in ERCOT market mechanisms, including ancillary services, virtual power plant programs, and aggregate distributed energy resources programs, through an aggregation described by Subdivision (1). SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2027.