HB 3493
AN ACT relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
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What This Bill Does
Prevents municipalities from adopting or enforcing local regulations that would restrict the installation or inspection of residential energy backup systems with up to 50 kilowatts of electricity generation or 100 kilowatt storage capacity. The legislation aims to standardize backup energy system installations across Texas, ensuring homeowners can more easily add these systems without facing additional local regulatory barriers. The bill applies to new installations from September 1, 2025, and supports residential energy resilience by limiting municipal interference with backup power technologies.
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 214.211, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subdivision (6) to read as follows: (6) "Residential energy backup system" means a backup energy system installed at a residential property that is capable of providing no more than 50 kilowatts of electricity to the residence or has a storage capacity of no more than 100 kilowatt SECTION 2. Section 214.214, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) A municipality may not adopt or enforce an amendment to the National Electrical Code that would regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system. SECTION 3. The heading to Subchapter C, Chapter 229, Local Government Code, is amended to read as follows: SUBCHAPTER C. REGULATION OF SOLAR ENERGY AND BACKUP ENERGY DEVICES SECTION 4. Subchapter C, Chapter 229, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Section 229.102 to read as follows: Sec. 229.102. REGULATION OF RESIDENTIAL ENERGY BACKUP SYSTEMS. (a) In this section, "residential energy backup system" means a backup energy system installed at a residential property that is capable of providing no more than 50 kilowatts of electricity to the residence or has a storage capacity of no more (b) A municipality may not adopt or enforce an ordinance, rule, or other measure that would regulate the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system. SECTION 5. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to the installation or inspection of a residential energy backup system initiated on or after the effective date of this Act. SECTION 6. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to the authority of a municipality to regulate the
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