Bill Text: TX HB30 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to the disconnection of retail electric service on certain days of the week.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-02-09 - Referred to State Affairs [HB30 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-HB30-Introduced.html
| By: Guillen | H.B. No. 30 | |
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| relating to the disconnection of retail electric service on certain | ||
| days of the week. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Chapter 182, Utilities Code, is amended by | ||
| adding Subchapter D to read as follows: | ||
| SUBCHAPTER D. CUSTOMER SAFEGUARDS DURING DISCONNECTION OF UTILITY | ||
| SERVICE | ||
| Sec. 182.151. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter: | ||
| (1) "Commission" means the Public Utility Commission | ||
| of Texas. | ||
| (2) "Electric provider" means a public or private | ||
| entity that provides retail electric service in this state. The | ||
| term includes a municipally owned utility, electric cooperative, | ||
| retail electric provider, and electric utility. | ||
| Sec. 182.152. DISCONNECTION PROHIBITED ON CERTAIN DAYS. An | ||
| electric provider may not disconnect service to a residential | ||
| customer on a Friday, Saturday, Sunday, Federally declared holiday, | ||
| the day before the Federally declared holiday, or after 3:00 pm on | ||
| any calendar day. | ||
| Sec. 182.153. ADDITIONAL SAFEGUARDS. (a) The customer | ||
| safeguards provided by this subchapter are in addition to | ||
| safeguards provided by other law, including Section 39.101 and | ||
| commission rules. | ||
| (b) This subchapter does not prohibit a municipality, an | ||
| electric cooperative, or the commission from adopting customer | ||
| safeguards that exceed the safeguards provided by this subchapter. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. | ||
