By: Turner of Dallas H.B. No. 4156       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to energy efficiency standards for appliances.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 447.012, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 447.012.  APPLIANCE STANDARDS; REPORTS. (a) The state   energy conservation office shall determine the feasibility and   cost-benefit to consumers of setting [appliance] energy efficiency   standards for appliances that are not currently regulated for   energy efficiency in this state by the federal government, if the   office determines that [the] new standards would reduce the   emission of air contaminants or improve the efficiency and   reliability of the delivery of electrical power in Texas, including   in periods of high demand. [The office may not consider the   feasibility and cost-benefit to consumers of setting appliance   standards for air conditioning systems under this section.]          (b)  Not later than September 1 of each even-numbered year,   the state energy conservation office shall prepare and submit to   the governor and the legislature written reports on its findings   and recommendations, including legislative recommendations.          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.