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Texas · 89th Legislature (2025) · Bill

HB 3809: Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities.

Enacted Official data

  1. Introduced
  2. In committee
  3. Passed one chamber
  4. Passed both chambers
  5. Enacted

Last official action: ·Record last updated:

Plain-language summary

HB 3809 is a bill introduced in the Texas House on March 5, 2025. According to its official title, it concerns: Relating to the removal of battery energy storage facilities. Primary sponsor: Drew Darby (Republican), Stan Gerdes (Republican), Rafael Anchía (Democratic), Charles Schwertner (Republican). It lists 12 additional sponsors. Most recent recorded action (May 29, 2025): Effective on 9/1/25.

Generated automatically from the official title, sponsor list, and status record only. It does not characterize the bill’s purpose or effects. How summaries are written

Sponsors

Sponsors by party (alphabetical): Democratic 2 · Republican 14

NameRolePartyChamberDistrict
Drew DarbyPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse72
Stan GerdesPrimary sponsorRepublicanHouse17
Rafael AnchíaPrimary sponsorDemocraticHouse103
Charles SchwertnerPrimary sponsorRepublicanSenate5
Daniel AldersCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse6
César BlancoCo-sponsorDemocraticSenate29
Brad BuckleyCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse54
Ryan GuillenCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse31
Cody HarrisCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse8
Richard HayesCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse57
Andy HopperCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse64
Will MetcalfCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse16
Tom OliversonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse130
Keresa RichardsonCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse61
Alan SchoolcraftCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse44
Joanne ShofnerCo-sponsorRepublicanHouse11

“Support” is shown only as formal sponsorship recorded by the legislature. Roll-call votes are available on the official bill page.

Recent official actions

  1. Effective on 9/1/25
  2. Signed by the Governor
  3. Sent to the Governor
  4. Signed in the Senate
  5. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)-reported
  6. Signed in the House
  7. Reported enrolled
  8. Text of Senate Amendment(s)
  9. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal
  10. Record vote
  11. House concurs in Senate amendment(s)
  12. Senate Amendments Analysis distributed

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Sources

  1. Open States / Plural (data from the official legislature website)
  2. Official legislature source