Bill Text: TX SR1255 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Suspending limitations on conference committee jurisdiction, H.B. No. 2439.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-05-29 - Reported enrolled [SR1255 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR1255-Enrolled.html
By: Watson | S.R. No. 1255 |
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BE IT RESOLVED by the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
Legislature, Regular Session, 2011, That Senate Rule 12.03 be | ||
suspended in part as provided by Senate Rule 12.08 to enable the | ||
conference committee appointed to resolve the differences on | ||
House Bill 2439 (posting suggestions and ideas on | ||
cost-efficiency on certain state agency websites, posting state | ||
budget documents on a state agency website, and a state agency | ||
website to provide information to the consumers of retail | ||
electric service) to consider and take action on the following | ||
matters: | ||
(1) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the | ||
committee to add text on a matter which is not included in either | ||
the house or senate version of the bill by adding the following | ||
section to the bill: | ||
SECTION 5. Section 39.916, Utilities Code, is amended by | ||
adding Subsection (i) to read as follows: | ||
(i) A retail electric provider that does not purchase | ||
surplus electricity from a distributed renewable generation | ||
owner shall include on each residential customer's bill a | ||
statement, in at least 12-point type on the front of the first | ||
page, that informs the customer that the customer can get | ||
information at www.powertochoose.com regarding retail electric | ||
providers that do purchase surplus electricity from a | ||
distributed renewable generation owner. | ||
Explanation: The change is necessary to require a retail | ||
electric provider to give written notice to each customer | ||
regarding the availability to the customer of a retail electric | ||
provider that purchases surplus electricity from a distributed | ||
renewable generation owner. | ||
(2) Senate Rule 12.03(4) is suspended to permit the | ||
committee to add text not included in either the house or senate | ||
version of the bill to added Section 322.0081, Government Code, | ||
by adding Subsections (d) and (e) to read as follows: | ||
(d) The requirement under Subsection (a) does not | ||
supersede any exceptions provided under Chapter 552. | ||
(e) The board shall promulgate rules to implement the | ||
provisions of this section. | ||
Explanation: This addition is necessary to clarify that | ||
added Section 322.0081(a), Government Code, does not supersede | ||
any exceptions under Chapter 552, Government Code, and to require | ||
the Legislative Budget Board to promulgate rules to implement | ||
added Section 322.0081. | ||
(3) Senate Rule 12.03(1) is suspended to permit the | ||
committee to change text not in disagreement in added Sections | ||
322.0081(a) and (c), Government Code, to read as follows: | ||
(a) The board shall post on the board's Internet website | ||
documents prepared by the board that are provided to a committee, | ||
subcommittee, or conference committee of either house of the | ||
legislature in connection with an appropriations bill. | ||
(c) The document must be downloadable and provide data in | ||
a format that allows the public to search, extract, organize, and | ||
analyze the information in the document. | ||
Explanation: The change is necessary to remove text that | ||
does not add to the clear meaning of the law and to indicate that | ||
the budget document on the website is not required to be in open | ||
standard format. | ||
_______________________________ | ||
President of the Senate | ||
I hereby certify that the | ||
above Resolution was adopted by | ||
the Senate on May 29, 2011. | ||
_______________________________ | ||
Secretary of the Senate |