---
title: Public Utility Commission of Texas - Texas Regulatory Agency
agency_name: Public Utility Commission of Texas
acronym: PUC
agency_type: State Agency
total_bills: 33
critical_bills: 10
canonical_url: "https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/public-utility-commission"
source: JD Key Consulting - Texas Legislative Intelligence
---

# Public Utility Commission of Texas

**PUC** | State Agency

## Regulatory Overview

- **Bills Enforced:** 33
- **Critical Compliance Bills:** 10
- **Moderate Compliance Bills:** 20

## Related Agencies

Agencies that share regulatory responsibilities on similar bills:

- [Texas Division of Emergency Management](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-division-of-emergency-management) (4 shared bills)
- [Texas Commission on Environmental Quality](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-commission-on-environmental-quality) (4 shared bills)
- [Office of the Attorney General](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/office-of-the-attorney-general) (2 shared bills)
- [Railroad Commission of Texas](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/railroad-commission) (2 shared bills)
- [Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-comptroller-of-public-accounts) (1 shared bills)
- [Texas A&M Forest Service](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/texas-a-m-forest-service) (1 shared bills)

## Critical Priority Bills

| Bill | Title | Cost Impact |
|------|-------|-------------|
| [HB143](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb143-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Railroad Commi... | Medium |
| [HB144](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb144-89th-regular) | Relating to plans for the management and inspec... | High |
| [HB145](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb145-89th-regular) | Relating to risk mitigation planning and associ... | High |
| [HB1584](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1584-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a list of priority ... | Low |
| [SB1169](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1169-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of water or sewer ser... | Medium |
| [SB1789](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1789-89th-regular) | Relating to electric service quality and reliab... | High |
| [SB1856](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1856-89th-regular) | Relating to a capacity cost recovery rider for ... | High |
| [SB2368](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2368-89th-regular) | Relating to critical infrastructure and utiliti... | High |
| [SB2662](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2662-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforcement of drought continge... | Medium |
| [SB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb6-89th-regular) | Relating to the planning for, interconnection a... | High |

## All Enforced Bills

| Bill | Title | Compliance | Cost |
|------|-------|------------|------|
| [HB1318](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1318-89th-regular) | Relating to a certificate of public c... | Moderate | Medium |
| [HB143](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb143-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Rail... | Critical | Medium |
| [HB144](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb144-89th-regular) | Relating to plans for the management ... | Critical | High |
| [HB145](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb145-89th-regular) | Relating to risk mitigation planning ... | Critical | High |
| [HB1584](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1584-89th-regular) | Relating to the creation of a list of... | Critical | Low |
| [HB1606](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb1606-89th-regular) | Relating to notice provided to a reta... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB2712](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb2712-89th-regular) | Relating to test years used for ratem... | Moderate | Medium |
| [HB3092](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb3092-89th-regular) | Relating to a certificate of public c... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB4344](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4344-89th-regular) | Relating to access to and use of crim... | Moderate | Low |
| [HB4370](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4370-89th-regular) | Relating to the projects undertaken b... | Low | Low |
| [HB4668](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb4668-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Publ... | Moderate | High |
| [HB5247](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb5247-89th-regular) | Relating to an alternative capital re... | - | High |
| [HB912](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/hb912-89th-regular) | Relating to the compensation of a dis... | Moderate | Medium |
| [SB1169](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1169-89th-regular) | Relating to the provision of water or... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB1566](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1566-89th-regular) | Relating to connection of utilities b... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB1664](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1664-89th-regular) | Relating to public information regard... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB1697](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1697-89th-regular) | Relating to a customer guide to home ... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB1789](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1789-89th-regular) | Relating to electric service quality ... | Critical | High |
| [SB1856](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1856-89th-regular) | Relating to a capacity cost recovery ... | Critical | High |
| [SB1877](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1877-89th-regular) | Relating to the authority of the Offi... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB1963](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb1963-89th-regular) | Relating to a financing mechanism all... | Moderate | High |
| [SB2148](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2148-89th-regular) | Relating to the reliability of the el... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB2268](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2268-89th-regular) | Relating to loans and grants awarded ... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB231](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb231-89th-regular) | Relating to temporary emergency elect... | Moderate | Medium |
| [SB2368](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2368-89th-regular) | Relating to critical infrastructure a... | Critical | High |
| [SB2476](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2476-89th-regular) | Relating to transfer of the ownership... | Low | Low |
| [SB2662](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb2662-89th-regular) | Relating to the enforcement of drough... | Critical | Medium |
| [SB34](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb34-89th-regular) | Relating to funding for certain volun... | Moderate | Medium |
| [SB6](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb6-89th-regular) | Relating to the planning for, interco... | Critical | High |
| [SB740](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb740-89th-regular) | Relating to certain proceedings by th... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB75](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb75-89th-regular) | Relating to the resilience of the ele... | Moderate | Medium |
| [SB790](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb790-89th-regular) | Relating to the procedure for resolvi... | Moderate | Low |
| [SB924](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/sb924-89th-regular) | Relating to entities that provide vid... | Moderate | Low |

## Source Links

- [Full Interactive Analysis](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency/public-utility-commission)
- [All Texas Agencies](https://jdkey.com/texas-89th-legislature/agency)

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