SB 272
AN ACT relating to electric utility planning and cost recovery for
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
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What This Bill Does
relating to electric utility planning and cost recovery for
Subject Areas
Bill Text
relating to electric utility planning and cost recovery for enhancing service reliability for vulnerable customers. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 38.078(d), Utilities Code, as added by Chapter 836 (H.B. 2555), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows: (d) In determining whether to approve a plan filed under this section, the commission shall consider: (1) the extent to which the plan is expected to enhance system resiliency, including whether the plan prioritizes areas of (2) the extent to which the plan is expected to enhance service reliability for vulnerable customers, including elderly persons and persons with a disability; and (3) [(2)] the estimated costs of implementing the SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Expert Lobbyists for This Bill
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Adnelis M. Perez Vega
PremiumBrianna M. Menard
Haley Cornyn
Allen E. Blakemore
Vera Denise Rose
Gavin L. Massingill
Casey Haney
Luis Saenz
Drew Deberry
Jennifer Shelley Rodriguez
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to electric utility planning and cost recovery for
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