SB 232, 68th R.S.
Relating to the regulation of utilities and to the continuation of the Public Utility Commission of Texas and to its powers and duties, administration, staff, and funding; relating to the qualifications, powers and duties, and activities of the commission members and employees and personnel during and after the term of service or employment; prohibiting employment of former commission employees under certain circumstances; establishing the Office of Public Utility Counsel and prescribing its powers and duties; providing for a public utility counsel or counsellor and prescribing his or her qualifications, powers, and duties; requiring audits; requiring certain reports and forecasts by utilities and the commission; providing rules and considerations for approval of building new facilities and for fixing or regulating rates to be allowed or changed by utilities; providing for hearings; relating to ratemaking procedures by municipalities and appeals; providing for judicial review of proceedings of the utility commission; adding special policy and provisions as to the authority and power of the commission over telecommunications utilities; reenacting the Public Utility Regulatory Act, as amended; removing the railroad commission and regulation of gas utilities from the coverage of the Act.
Chamber | Action | Comments | ↓ Date ↑ |
S | Effective on . . . . . . . . . . | 9/01/83 | 06/06/1983 |
S | Signed by the Governor | 06/06/1983 | |
S | Sent to the Governor | 05/27/1983 | |
H | Signed in the House | 05/27/1983 | |
S | Signed in the Senate | 05/27/1983 | |
H | Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal | 05/26/1983 | |
H | House adopted conference committee report | 05/26/1983 | |
H | Conference committee report submitted | 05/26/1983 | |
H | Senate adopted conference committee report | 05/26/1983 | |
S | Senate adopts conference committee report | 05/26/1983 | |
S | Conference committee report read & filed | 05/25/1983 | |
S | Scheduled for conference committee | 05/24/1983 | |
H | Rules suspended | 05/24/1983 | |
S | Scheduled for conference committee | 05/23/1983 | |
H | Rules suspended | 05/23/1983 | |
S | Scheduled for conference committee | 05/20/1983 | |
H | House conferees appointed | 05/18/1983 | |
H | Conference committee requested | 05/18/1983 | |
H | Senate conferees appointed | 05/18/1983 | |
H | Senate granted request for conference committee | 05/18/1983 | |
H | Senate refused to concur in House amendments | 05/18/1983 | |
S | Senate conferees appointed | 05/18/1983 | |
S | Conference committee requested | 05/18/1983 | |
S | Senate refuses to concur in House amendments | 05/18/1983 | |
S | House amendment laid before the Senate | 05/18/1983 | |
S | House passage as amended reported | 05/17/1983 | |
H | Nonrecord vote recorded in Journal | 05/17/1983 | |
H | Passed, as amended | 05/17/1983 | |
H | Record vote | 05/17/1983 | |
H | Amendments offered | 05/17/1983 | |
H | Amended | 05/17/1983 | |
H | Read third time | 05/17/1983 | |
H | Record vote | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Passed to engrossment as amended | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Amended | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Amendments offered | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Amended | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Record vote | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Amendments offered | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Amended | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Record vote | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Amendments offered | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Amended | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Record vote | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Amendments offered | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Point of order withdrawn | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Record vote | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Amendments offered | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Amended | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Read second time (committee substitute) | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Placed on daily Major State Calendar | 05/16/1983 | |
H | Committee report printed and sent to Committee on Calendars | 05/12/1983 | |
H | Reported from committee favorably with substitute | 05/09/1983 | |
H | Considered by committee in public hearing | 05/09/1983 | |
H | Reported from subcommittee with substitute | 05/05/1983 | |
H | Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting | 05/05/1983 | |
H | No action taken | 04/26/1983 | |
H | Testimony Received | 04/26/1983 | |
H | Considered by subcommittee in public hearing | 04/26/1983 | |
H | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . . | 04/26/1983 | |
H | See remarks | 04/13/1983 | |
H | Referred to subcommittee | 04/13/1983 | |
H | Referred to Committee on State Affairs | 04/13/1983 | |
H | Read first time | 04/13/1983 | |
H | Received from the Senate | 04/07/1983 | |
S | Passed as amended | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Read third time | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Record vote | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Rules suspended | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Passed to engrossment as amended | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Record vote | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Amended | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Vote by which amendment adopted reconsidered | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Record vote | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Motion to table | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Amendment offered | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Amended | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Amendment withdrawn | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Amendment offered | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Member vote recorded in Journal | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Amended | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Record vote | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Motion to table | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Amendment offered | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Record vote | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Amended | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Record vote | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Motion to table | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Amendment offered | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Amended | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Record vote | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Amendment offered | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Amended | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Read second time | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Rules suspended | 04/06/1983 | |
S | Reported from committee favorably with substitute | 03/29/1983 | |
S | Co-author authorized | 03/29/1983 | |
S | Considered by committee in public hearing | 03/28/1983 | |
S | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . . | 03/28/1983 | |
S | Reported from subcommittee favorably with substitute | 03/27/1983 | |
S | Considered by subcommittee in public hearing | 03/27/1983 | |
S | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . . | 03/27/1983 | |
S | No action taken | 03/24/1983 | |
S | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . . | 03/24/1983 | |
S | Referred to subcommittee | 03/02/1983 | |
S | Testimony taken | 03/02/1983 | |
S | Considered by committee in public hearing | 03/02/1983 | |
S | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . . | 03/02/1983 | |
S | Testimony taken | 02/28/1983 | |
S | Considered by committee in public hearing | 02/28/1983 | |
S | Scheduled for public hearing on . . . . . . | 02/28/1983 | |
S | Referred to Committee on State Affairs | 01/25/1983 | |
S | Read first time | 01/25/1983 | |
S | Filed | 01/25/1983 |
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