Bill Text: TX HB489 | 2015-2016 | 84th Legislature | Introduced
Bill Title: Relating to customer protections related to smart thermostat services marketing and contracts.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2015-03-18 - Left pending in committee [HB489 Detail]
Download: Texas-2015-HB489-Introduced.html
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| By: Anchia | H.B. No. 489 | |
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| relating to customer protections related to smart thermostat | ||
| services marketing and contracts. | ||
| BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
| SECTION 1. Subchapter A, Chapter 17, Utilities Code, is | ||
| amended by adding Section 17.010 to read as follows: | ||
| Sec. 17.010. CUSTOMER PROTECTION; SMART THERMOSTATS. (a) | ||
| The commission shall ensure that a retail electric provider or | ||
| aggregator that offers to residential or small commercial customers | ||
| a product or service related to smart thermostats provides to the | ||
| customers in marketing communications and contract materials clear | ||
| descriptions in plain language of the product or service, of the | ||
| contract terms, and of customers' rights. | ||
| (b) The commission shall adopt and enforce rules as | ||
| necessary to implement this section. Rules adopted under this | ||
| section must be at least as protective of customers' interests as | ||
| general commission rules regarding marketing of and contracting for | ||
| electric services for residential and small commercial customers. | ||
| SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. | ||
