2026 Regular Session
SB2
Wind energy; providing setback requirements for certain affected counties; waiver; referral of question to eligible voters; zoning; construction; exemptions; database.
Legislative progress
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This summary includes only completed milestones supported by recorded actions. It does not predict the next step, and it preserves later committee reassignments, concurrence, conference, veto, and approval actions when they occur.
Partner positions
Dislikes
No public reasoning provided.
No public reasoning provided.
SB 2 is not truly local- or people-driven. It’s a stop down policy wrapped in local language. If the goal is to empower communities, approval authority should start and end locally, not be conditioned on a top-down framing. Suggestion: Amend HB 3723 to let the state set minimum health, safety, and transparency standards, while clearly preserving final approval with local governments, including the ability to impose stricter rules or deny projects. Minimums should be a floor, not a ceiling, with no state preemption of local authority.
No public reasoning provided.
No public reasoning provided.
Recorded floor votes
9 roll calls are available for this bill. This record includes procedural and intermediate action as well as substantive final votes.
February 13, 2025 · Senate
Senate: Energy Committee: DO PASS
Passed
6 yea–5 nay
March 27, 2025 · Senate
Senate: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
28 yea–19 nay
April 9, 2025 · House
House: Energy Committee: DO PASS
Passed
8 yea–4 nay
April 23, 2025 · House
House: Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee: DO PASS AS AMENDED, STRIKE THE TITLE
Passed
9 yea–6 nay
May 7, 2025 · House
House: RECONSIDER MEASURE
Passed
61 yea–29 nay · 8 absent
May 7, 2025 · House
House: APPEAL OF THE DECISION OF THE CHAIR
Passed
76 yea–16 nay · 6 absent
May 7, 2025 · House
House: THIRD READING
Passed ⭐ Substantive final action
54 yea–39 nay · 1 not voting · 4 absent
May 14, 2026 · Senate
Senate: FOURTH READING
Passed
31 yea–16 nay · 1 absent
May 14, 2026 · House
House: FOURTH READING
Failed
20 yea–67 nay · 12 absent
Committee referrals
April 1, 2025 · House
Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
April 1, 2025 · House
Energy
February 4, 2025 · Senate
Energy
Instrument history
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This is the complete recorded action history in the current source package. Highlighted entries are marked as significant by the source. A roll-call link appears only when a vote-like action has one unambiguous same-day chamber vote.
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House Fourth Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 20 Nays: 67 View roll call
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House 2 CCR adopted View roll call
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House 2 CCR submitted
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Senate Measure passed, to House: Ayes: 31 Nays: 16 View roll call
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Senate 2 CCR adopted View roll call
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Senate Title restored
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Senate 2 CCR read
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Marti
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Senate CCR rejected, further conference requested, same conferees
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Senate CCR read
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House Conference granted, naming Special Conference Committee on SB 2
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Senate SCs named Paxton, Daniels, Rosino, Rader, Jech, Kirt
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Senate HAs rejected, conference requested
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Senate Remove as author Senator Green; authored by Senator Paxton
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Senate HAs read
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House Engrossed, signed, to Senate
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House Referred for engrossment
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House Third Reading, Measure passed: Ayes: 54 Nays: 39
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House Title stricken
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House Amended
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House Returned to General Order
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House Motion to reconsider adopted: Ayes: 61 Nays: 29
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House Notice served to reconsider vote by Representative Caldwell (Trey)
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House Third Reading, Measure failed: Ayes: 44 Nays: 49
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House Title restored
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House Amended by floor substitute
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House General Order
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House Remove Representative Pfeiffer as principal House author and substitute with Representative Caldwell (Trey)
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House Title stricken
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House CR; Do Pass, as amended, Energy and Natural Resources Oversight Committee View roll call
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House Policy recommendation to the Energy and Natural Resources Oversight committee; Do Pass Energy View roll call
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House Referred to Energy
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House Second Reading referred to Energy and Natural Resources Oversight
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House First Reading
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Senate Engrossed to House
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Senate Referred for engrossment
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Senate Measure passed: Ayes: 28 Nays: 19 View roll call
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Senate Emergency removed
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Senate General Order, Amended by Floor Substitute
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Senate Placed on General Order
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Senate Reported Do Pass Energy committee; CR filed View roll call
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Senate Second Reading referred to Energy
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Senate Coauthored by Representative Pfeiffer (principal House author)
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Seifried
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Senate Coauthored by Senator Thompson
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Senate Authored by Senator Green
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Senate First Reading