HB 819, 64th R.S.
Defining public utilities and providing for their regulation; providing for the creation of the Texas Public Utility Commission and for the appointment of commissioners and the fixing of their qualifications and compensation; prescribing the duties and powers of the commissioners and the commission and railroad commission and the manner in which the jurisdiction and power conferred herein shall be exercised; providing for employees and the salaries, duties and authority of employees; providing for reporting by public utilities; providing for territories and services; providing for regulation of public utility services and rates; providing for regulation of rates and division of revenue; providing for hearings and other procedures for regulation; defining certain offenses and providing penalties; providing procedures for public utility regulation by municipalities; providing for appeals and other procedures in the courts; providing for financing of commission operations.
Chamber | Action | Comments | ↓ Date ↑ |
H | Effective in 90 days | 06/21/1975 | |
H | Signed by Governor | 06/21/1975 | |
H | Sent to the Governor | 06/03/1975 | |
S | Signed | 06/02/1975 | |
H | Signed | 06/02/1975 | |
H | Reported enrolled | 06/02/1975 | |
H | House adopted conference committee report | 06/02/1975 | |
H | Considered in the House | 06/02/1975 | |
H | Adoption of conference committee report by Senate reported | 06/02/1975 | |
S | Conference committee report adopted | 06/02/1975 | |
H | Rules suspended | 05/31/1975 | |
H | Rules suspended | 05/30/1975 | |
H | Senate conference committee appointed | 05/28/1975 | |
H | Senate granted request of House for conference committee | 05/28/1975 | |
S | Conference committee appointed with instructions | 05/28/1975 | |
H | House conference committee appointed | 05/27/1975 | |
H | Conference committee requested | 05/27/1975 | |
H | House refused to concur in Senate amendments | 05/27/1975 | |
H | Rules suspended | 05/27/1975 | |
H | Returned from the Senate | 05/27/1975 | |
S | Sent to House | 05/27/1975 | |
S | Votes recorded | 05/26/1975 | |
S | Passed | 05/26/1975 | |
S | Third reading | 05/26/1975 | |
S | Votes recorded | 05/26/1975 | |
S | Passed to third reading | 05/26/1975 | |
S | Amended | 05/26/1975 | |
S | Read second time | 05/26/1975 | |
S | Rules suspended | 05/26/1975 | |
S | Reported from committee favorably substituted | 05/23/1975 | |
S | Considered by committee in public hearing | 05/23/1975 | |
S | Referred to Committee on State Affairs | 05/20/1975 | |
S | Read first time | 05/20/1975 | |
S | Received from House | 05/20/1975 | |
H | Sent to Senate | 05/20/1975 | |
H | Reported engrossed | 05/17/1975 | |
H | Passed amended | 05/17/1975 | |
H | Amendments | 05/17/1975 | |
H | Read third time | 05/17/1975 | |
H | Reported engrossed | 05/16/1975 | |
H | Passed to engrossment as amended | 05/16/1975 | |
H | Amendments | 05/16/1975 | |
H | Read second time | 05/16/1975 | |
H | Reported from committee with substitute | 04/30/1975 | |
H | Considered by committee in public hearing | 04/30/1975 | |
H | Reported from subcommittee with substitute | 04/25/1975 | |
H | Considered by subcommittee in formal meeting | 04/25/1975 | |
H | Referred to subcommittee | 04/09/1975 | |
H | Considered by committee in public hearing | 04/09/1975 | |
H | Considered by committee in public hearing | 03/26/1975 | |
H | Referred to Committee on State Affairs | 02/19/1975 | |
H | Read first time | 02/19/1975 | |
H | Filed | 02/19/1975 |
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