HB 379: Rural Electric Cooperatives

GENERAL BILL by Shoaf; (CO-INTRODUCERS) Johnson

Rural Electric Cooperatives; Prohibits cooperative that sells electricity at retail from adopting, enacting, or enforcing fee meeting specified criteria; revises applicability of such prohibition on types or fuel sources of energy production which may be used, delivered, converted, or supplied by specified entities.

Current Bill Version Posted: 11/6/2025 12:08 PM

• Related Bills (1)

  Bill Number Subject Filed By Last Action and Location	Relationship Learn more about bill relationships
  S 288 (er) by Rodriguez Rural Electric Cooperatives Last Action: 4/2/2026 Chapter No. 2026-21	Similar

• Analyses (2)

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  • Commerce Committee (Post-Meeting)   1/27/2026
  • Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee (Post-Meeting)   3/25/2026

• Citations - Statute (1)

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  425.041

  Prohibited bylaws, tariffs, and policies.

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• Bill History

  S = Senate, H = House

  11/6/2025	H	• Filed
  11/18/2025	H	• Referred to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Referred to Commerce Committee • Now in Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee
  1/12/2026	H	• Added to Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee agenda
  1/13/2026	H	• 1st Reading (Original Filed Version)
  1/14/2026	H	• Favorable by Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Reported out of Economic Infrastructure Subcommittee • Now in Commerce Committee
  1/23/2026	H	• Added to Commerce Committee agenda
  1/27/2026	H	• Favorable by Commerce Committee • Reported out of Commerce Committee • Bill released to House Calendar • Added to Second Reading Calendar
  3/11/2026	H	• Laid on Table, refer to SB 288