Rep. Yvonne Davis introduced HB 5623, a bill on Energy, State Finances, and Utilities, to the Texas House on Friday, March 14 during the 89(R) legislative session, according to the Texas Legislature website.
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’relating to the provision of loans and grants from the Texas Energy Fund for certain energy efficiency projects’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill authorizes the use of money from the Texas Energy Fund to provide loans or grants for energy efficiency projects benefiting retail electric customers, such as residential weatherization, demand reduction, or energy loss prevention. The commission will establish eligibility criteria for receiving these loans or grants, which can be issued to retail electric customers or nonprofit corporations. The bill exempts these provisions from Section 35.005(d) and excludes them from existing debt covenant requirements based on facility performance standards. The bill will take effect Jan. 1, 2026, contingent upon voter approval of a constitutional amendment proposed by the 89th Legislature, permitting the use of Texas Energy Fund money for these purposes. If the amendment is not approved, the bill will have no effect.
Yvonne Davis, a member of the House Committee on Land & Resource Management, proposed another 17 bills during the 89(R) legislative session. She is also a member of the House Committee on State Affairs.
Davis graduated from the University of Houston with a BS.
Yvonne Davis is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state’s 111st House district. She replaced previous state representative Jerald Henry Larry in 1993.
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 4921 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to restrictions on the use of state funds to benefit private entities that outsource jobs to foreign countries |
| HB 4920 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the comptroller’s report on the effect of certain tax provisions |
| HB 4875 | 03/13/2025 | Relating to the board of trustees of the retirement systems for police and firefighters in certain municipalities |
| HB 4282 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the provision of residential services under the Medicaid home and community-based services (HCS) waiver program |
| HB 4280 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to deferred retirement option plans under the public retirement systems for police and firefighters in certain municipalities |
| HB 4279 | 03/10/2025 | Relating to the urban scholarship; enforcement and authorizing penalties |
| HB 4114 | 03/07/2025 | Relating to the salary schedules for regional planning commissions |
| HB 3992 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the salary schedules for regional planning commissions |
| HB 3991 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to misconduct by public school employees and to persons who must be listed in the registry of persons not eligible for employment in public schools |
| HB 3988 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to certain deferred retirement option plan benefits under public retirement systems for police and firefighters in certain municipalities |
| HB 3987 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to certain distributions from deferred retirement option plans established under public retirement systems for police and firefighters in certain municipalities |
| HB 3948 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to the office of inspector general of certain municipalities |
| HB 3947 | 03/06/2025 | Relating to transportation planning by metropolitan planning organizations |
| HB 3843 | 03/05/2025 | Relating to the regulation of assisted living facilities and referral of clients to the facilities by referral agencies; authorizing a civil penalty |
| HB 2921 | 02/18/2025 | Relating to the confidentiality of certain information collected by certain local governments and airport governing boards |
| HB 2920 | 02/18/2025 | Relating to the appointment of a special or temporary justice of the peace |
| HB 2919 | 02/18/2025 | Relating to the suspension of a public school student for engaging in certain conduct against an employee or volunteer of a school district |
