Bill Text: TX SB1778 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Engrossed
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Bill Title: Relating to the process for initiating, transferring, or terminating water or sewer service.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-23 - Effective on 9/1/23 [SB1778 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1778-Engrossed.html
Bill Title: Relating to the process for initiating, transferring, or terminating water or sewer service.
Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Republican 2-1)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-23 - Effective on 9/1/23 [SB1778 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-SB1778-Engrossed.html
By: Alvarado | S.B. No. 1778 |
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relating to the process for initiating, transferring, or | ||
terminating water or sewer service. | ||
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | ||
SECTION 1. Subchapter E, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended | ||
by adding Section 13.152 to read as follows: | ||
Sec. 13.152. INITIATION, TRANSFER, OR TERMINATION OF | ||
SERVICE. A retail public utility may initiate, transfer, or | ||
terminate a customer's retail water or sewer service on receipt of a | ||
customer request by mail, by telephone, through an Internet | ||
website, or through another electronic transmission. | ||
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |