Is Texas HB 4363 in force?

No. Its status is did not pass.

Which products does Texas HB 4363 affect?

Texas HB 4363 affects Commercial and utility energy storage systems.

HB 4363

PartialRead in the state’s own source. It stays partial until the passage is on file word for word.

What does Texas HB 4363 do? Proposes requiring a utility commission permit to connect wholesale battery storage to transmission, with state fire marshal standards on spacing, barriers, shutdown, and suppression. Operators would also need emergency plans, responder training, a first-year fire response deposit, and public awareness campaigns.

Facts

Kind: Bill
Status: Did not pass
Stage: Did not pass
Topics: Fire protection and siting, Permitting
Products: Commercial and utility energy storage systems
Source: Texas Legislature Online (opens in a new tab)
Citation: HB 4363, 89th Leg., R.S. (2025); proposed Tex. Util. Code 35.201-35.206

The state’s codes

The codes that reach each product this law names, with the edition Texas is on. Each links to the record.

Commercial and utility energy storage systems
NEC: 2026 NEC IFC: Another model code IBC: 2012 IBC NFPA 855: 2020 NFPA 855

For information only. Your local building or fire official decides which code applies. We check state records often but can miss a recent change, so confirm with your official before you design, permit, or install. Terms of use