Is Texas SB 1519 in force?

No. Its status is did not pass.

Which products does Texas SB 1519 affect?

Texas SB 1519 affects Commercial and utility energy storage systems.

SB 1519

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

What does Texas SB 1519 do? Proposes requiring a utility commission permit before installing wholesale battery storage in the ERCOT region, with fire-spread spacing and residential access siting rules. Applicants would identify and notify the likely first responder, and the county judge would be notified.

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: SB 1519, 89th Leg., R.S. (2025); proposed Tex. Util. Code 35.154

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