Brian E. Harrison, Texas State Representative of 10th district | Facebook
Brian E. Harrison, Texas State Representative of 10th district | Facebook
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to the reliability of the ERCOT power grid’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill amends Sections 39.1591 and 39.1592 of the Utilities Code to enhance the reliability of the ERCOT power grid. It requires an annual report to the legislature by Dec. 1 detailing estimated and cumulative costs related to dispatchable and non-dispatchable electric generation facilities and evaluates improvements in market reliability, resilience, and transparency. The bill imposes requirements for non-dispatchable generation facilities to demonstrate their capability to maintain high availability during peak load periods and mandates compliance through financial penalties or incentives. The bill specifies exemptions for penalties during planned maintenance or outages and allows establishment of a separate reliability service market. The first demonstration requirement by facility owners or operators must be completed by Dec. 1, 2026, and the act takes effect on Sept. 1, 2025.
Brian E. Harrison, member of the House Committee on Corrections, proposed another 57 bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Harrison graduated from Texas A&M University in 2004 with a BA.
Brian E. Harrison is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 10th House district. She replaced previous state representative Jake Ellzey in 2021.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 5050 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the award of reasonable attorney's fees and costs in connection with certain contested cases |
| HB 5047 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to requirements for certain complaints made against and disciplinary proceedings involving a physician |
| HB 5035 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to a prohibition on the guarantee of public school bonds |
| HB 5034 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to eligibility requirements for voting |
| HB 4784 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to a prohibition on diversity, equity, and inclusion by state agencies |
| HB 4551 | 04/03/2025 | Relating to the process for filling a vacancy on the board of trustees of an independent school district |
| HB 3808 | 03/26/2025 | Relating to the creation of the artificial intelligence advisory council and the establishment of the artificial intelligence learning laboratory |
| HB 2691 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to prohibitions on lobbyists making certain expenditures and gifts to public servants |
| HB 2690 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to governmental restrictions on the right to earn a living |
| HB 2683 | 03/18/2025 | Relating to the regulation of mobile food vendors; requiring an occupational license; imposing fees; authorizing an administrative penalty |
| HB 2577 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the contents of a notice provided to a taxable entity that fails to file a franchise tax report when due |
| HB 2576 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to Victims of Communism Remembrance Day in public schools and the inclusion of an understanding of Victims of Communism Remembrance Day in the essential knowledge and skills for government under the social studies curriculum for public school students |
| HB 2574 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the vote required to approve the issuance of general obligation bonds by a political subdivision |
| HB 2572 | 03/17/2025 | Relating to the authority of a public library to financially support the American Library Association |
| HB 2311 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives at public institutions of higher education |
| HB 1817 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the deregulation of certain activities and occupations |
| HB 1333 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to toll collection and enforcement by toll project entities; authorizing an administrative fee; imposing a civil penalty |
| HB 1267 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the recall of a United States senator by the legislature |
| HB 1223 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the publication of a line-item budget by school districts and municipalities |
| HB 994 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the issuance of a license to practice medicine to certain applicants licensed or educated in a foreign country |
| HB 988 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the duty of the board of directors of a corporation to maximize the value of the corporation's shares |
| HB 985 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to hospital-owned outpatient facilities, including site-neutral reimbursement rates under Medicaid |
| HB 975 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the right to try cutting-edge treatments for patients with life-threatening or severely debilitating illnesses |
| HB 970 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the application of prescription drug price reductions; imposing a civil penalty |
| HB 964 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the regulation of laboratory developed tests during a federally declared public health emergency |
| HB 961 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the use of automatic license plate readers by a law enforcement agency |
| HB 953 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to a prohibition on the receipt of bond proceeds by persons who make a contribution to certain political committees |
| HB 948 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the required posting by governmental entities of employee contracts and compensation on entity Internet websites |
| HB 944 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the establishment of the Legislative Economic Analysis Unit and the expiration of certain state agency rules |
| HB 940 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to decisions of an administrative law judge of the State Office of Administrative Hearings in contested cases |
| HB 935 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the employment of certain executive heads of state agencies and employees reporting to those executive heads |
| HB 929 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to prohibiting a school district from procuring training, insurance products and risk pool participation, good or supplies from a buy board, and any investment or professional services from certain nonprofit associations or organizations |
| HB 926 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the adoption and voidability of certain rules proposed by a state agency |
| HB 919 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the offense of unlawful use of public funds for communications relating to a measure |
| HB 916 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the tracking, reporting, and disposition of proceeds and property from asset forfeiture proceedings under the Code of Criminal Procedure |
| HB 901 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to a limitation on the salary paid to officers and employees of this state and political subdivisions of this state |
| HB 862 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the labeling, advertising, and sale of products as "zero emissions." |
| HB 855 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to promoting, prescribing, administering, or dispensing prescription drugs for off-label use |
| HB 847 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to a prohibition on funding for gender reassignment |
| HB 843 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to certain general definitions in the Code Construction Act |
| HB 829 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the text of ballot propositions that increase taxes |
| HB 815 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to documents required to be posted on the Legislative Budget Board's Internet website in connection with an appropriations bill |
| HB 794 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to limitations on the enforcement of certain occupational regulations |
| HB 774 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to municipal and county ad valorem tax relief |
| HB 760 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to references to "the people's money" in state documents, publications, and notices |
| HB 710 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the recognition of occupational licenses and government certifications issued in other states; authorizing a fee |
| HB 698 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to the abolition of ad valorem taxes and the creation of a joint interim committee on the abolition of those taxes |
| HB 663 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to limitations on the applicability of certain statutes to high-speed rail |
| HB 606 | 03/04/2025 | Relating to de novo review and interpretation of state laws and state agency rules by reviewing court judges and administrative law judges |
| HB 587 | 03/03/2025 | Relating to a requirement that certain rules proposed by state agencies in the executive branch of state government be approved by certain elected state officials |
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