81R4306 TJS-D
By: Vo H.B. No. 1097
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to contract expiration dates on electric bills.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.111 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.111. NOTICE OF CONTRACT EXPIRATION. A retail
electric provider shall include on the front of a customer's
billing statement, prominently displayed, the expiration date of
the customer's contract, if applicable.
SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only
to a contract for retail electric services entered into or renewed
on or after the effective date of this Act. A contract for retail
electric services entered into or renewed before the effective date
of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before
the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect
for that purpose.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.