Bill Text: TX HB2898 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to notice required after an intentional shutoff of electric and water service.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-18 - Referred to State Affairs [HB2898 Detail]
Download: Texas-2021-HB2898-Introduced.html
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| By: Lopez | H.B. No. 2898 | |
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| relating to notice required after an intentional shutoff of | ||
| electric and water service. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 17, Utilities Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 17.011 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 17.011. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR INTENTIONAL OUTAGES. Not | ||
| later than three hours after an electric utility, municipally owned | ||
| utility, or electric cooperative intentionally shuts off electric | ||
| power to a customer in response to an emergency event, the utility | ||
| or cooperative shall notify the customer of the shutoff by e-mail or | ||
| text message. The notice must include the following information: | ||
| (1) the estimated time and date that the utility or | ||
| cooperative will restore electric power to the customer; and | ||
| (2) whether the shutoff is part of a rolling outage. | ||
| SECTION 2. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended | ||
| by adding Section 13.1397 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 13.1397. NOTICE REQUIRED FOR INTENTIONAL SHUTOFF OF | ||
| SERVICE. Not later than three hours after a retail public utility | ||
| intentionally shuts off water service to a customer in response to | ||
| an emergency event, the utility shall notify the customer of the | ||
| shutoff by e-mail or text message. The notice must include the | ||
| estimated time and date that the utility will restore water service | ||
| to the customer. | ||
| SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021. | ||
