HB1991

The introduced bill would have required posting charge amounts on both websites and submitting those amounts to the secretary of state for publication in the Texas Register. The House committee substitute removed the secretary-of-state submission and Texas Register provisions, changed the website requirement to terms and conditions, and added the 30-day update deadline. The final law therefore does not include the proposed centralized Texas Register reporting duty. Introduced text; House committee text.

The committee substitute, House-passed, Senate committee and enrolled operative language match. The official amendment index reports no amendments; the changes above were made through the committee substitute, not floor amendments. Versions; amendments; history.

Compare the published text versions in the official text index. A change is not attributed to a specific amendment here without a verified record.

Customers and residents gain a more accessible place to review covered charges and their conditions. Municipalities and their utilities must maintain current information on both sites. Whether this improves affordability depends on separate rate and spending decisions; the posting requirement itself does not lower bills.

The May 21, 2025 fiscal note anticipates no significant state or local fiscal impact, assuming costs can be absorbed with existing resources. It gives no dollar amount or separate two-year or five-year forecast and does not quantify customer savings.