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SB2368Introduced in the Senate

Relating to critical infrastructure and utilities, including affiliation with certain foreign entities of certain persons working or participating in the electricity market; authorizing and increasing administrative penalties.

Passed

Introduced by Donna Campbell, District 25

What does this bill do?

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Official description

Relating to critical infrastructure and utilities, including affiliation with certain foreign entities of certain persons working or participating in the electricity market; authorizing and increasing administrative penalties.

Where it stands

Effective on 9/1/25

June 20, 2025

How did lawmakers vote?

House votes

3 recorded votes · each counted separately

Senate votes

4 recorded votes · each counted separately

SenateStage: Senate concurs in House amendment(s) · May 30, 2025

23

Yes

8

No

0

Absent or Not Voting

31 senators recorded in this Senate vote. Colors show vote categories only, not whether a vote was good or bad.

See how each senator voted

SenatorDistrictVote
Bryan Hughes1Yes
Bob Hall2Yes
Robert Nichols3Yes
Charles Creighton4Yes
Charles Schwertner5Yes
Carol Alvarado6No
Paul Bettencourt7Yes
Angela Paxton8Yes
Kelly Hancock9Yes
Phil King10Yes

Bill history

  1. Received by the Secretary of the Senate

  2. Filed

  3. Read first time

  4. Referred to Business & Commerce

  5. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  6. Considered in public hearing

  7. Left pending in committee

  8. Considered in public hearing

  9. Vote taken in committee

  10. Reported favorably as substituted

  11. Recommended for local & uncontested calendar

  12. Committee report printed and distributed

  13. Placed on intent calendar

  14. Co-author authorized

  15. Rules suspended-Regular order of business

  16. Read 2nd time

  17. Amendment(s) offered FA1 Campbell

  18. Amended

  19. Vote recorded in Journal

  20. Passed to engrossment as amended

  21. Vote recorded in Journal

  22. Three day rule suspended

  23. Record vote

  24. Read 3rd time

  25. Passed

  26. Record vote

  27. Reported engrossed

  28. Received from the Senate

  29. Read first time

  30. Referred to State Affairs

  31. Scheduled for public hearing on . . .

  32. Considered in public hearing

  33. Testimony taken/registration(s) recorded in committee

  34. Left pending in committee

  35. Considered in formal meeting

  36. Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)

  37. Comte report filed with Committee Coordinator

  38. Committee report distributed

  39. Committee report sent to Calendars

  40. Considered in Calendars

  41. Placed on General State Calendar

  42. Read 2nd time

  43. Amended 1-Patterson

  44. Record vote RV#3710

  45. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  46. Passed to 3rd reading as amended

  47. Record vote RV#3711

  48. Read 3rd time

  49. Passed

  50. Record vote RV#3847

  51. Statement(s) of vote recorded in Journal

  52. House passage as amended reported

  53. House amendment(s) laid before the Senate

  54. Read

  55. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)

  56. Record vote

  57. Senate concurs in House amendment(s)-reported

  58. Reported enrolled

  59. Signed in the Senate

  60. Signed in the House

  61. Sent to the Governor

  62. Signed by the Governor

  63. Effective on 9/1/25

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