LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD Austin, Texas FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION April 17, 2009 TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB265 by Hinojosa ( Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric customers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated. The bill would amend the Utilities Code to require any entity providing retail electric service to waivedeposit requirements for a residential customer who is at least 65 years of age or who has a paymenthistory for electric service in this state that includes not more than one late payment in the preceding12 months. The bill would prohibit an entity that provides retail electric service from disconnectingservice or authorizing the disconnection of service to a customer who requests a deferred payment plan and is a low-income electric customer or a customer who is designated by the Public Utility Commission as a critical care customer. The bill would establish eligibility requirements and provisions for the deferred payment plans. The bill would also require an entity that provides retail electric service to provide to each residential customer designated as a critical care customer or on a reduced rate program with an annual notice informing the customer of available protections. The PUC would be required to adopt or amend rules to implement the provisions of this bill. The PUC indicates it could absorb the costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill within current resources. Local Government Impact No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated. Source Agencies:304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 529 Health and Human Services Commission LBB Staff: JOB, JRO, MW, ES, SD, HC
LEGISLATIVE BUDGET BOARD
Austin, Texas
FISCAL NOTE, 81ST LEGISLATIVE REGULAR SESSION
April 17, 2009
TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board IN RE:SB265 by Hinojosa ( Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric customers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
TO: Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
FROM: John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE: SB265 by Hinojosa ( Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric customers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
Honorable Troy Fraser, Chair, Senate Committee on Business & Commerce
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
John S. O'Brien, Director, Legislative Budget Board
SB265 by Hinojosa ( Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric customers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
SB265 by Hinojosa ( Relating to benefits and protections for certain residential electric customers.), Committee Report 1st House, Substituted
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would amend the Utilities Code to require any entity providing retail electric service to waivedeposit requirements for a residential customer who is at least 65 years of age or who has a paymenthistory for electric service in this state that includes not more than one late payment in the preceding12 months. The bill would prohibit an entity that provides retail electric service from disconnectingservice or authorizing the disconnection of service to a customer who requests a deferred payment plan and is a low-income electric customer or a customer who is designated by the Public Utility Commission as a critical care customer. The bill would establish eligibility requirements and provisions for the deferred payment plans. The bill would also require an entity that provides retail electric service to provide to each residential customer designated as a critical care customer or on a reduced rate program with an annual notice informing the customer of available protections. The PUC would be required to adopt or amend rules to implement the provisions of this bill. The PUC indicates it could absorb the costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill within current resources.
The bill would amend the Utilities Code to require any entity providing retail electric service to waivedeposit requirements for a residential customer who is at least 65 years of age or who has a paymenthistory for electric service in this state that includes not more than one late payment in the preceding12 months. The bill would prohibit an entity that provides retail electric service from disconnectingservice or authorizing the disconnection of service to a customer who requests a deferred payment plan and is a low-income electric customer or a customer who is designated by the Public Utility Commission as a critical care customer. The bill would establish eligibility requirements and provisions for the deferred payment plans. The bill would also require an entity that provides retail electric service to provide to each residential customer designated as a critical care customer or on a reduced rate program with an annual notice informing the customer of available protections.
The PUC would be required to adopt or amend rules to implement the provisions of this bill. The PUC indicates it could absorb the costs associated with implementing the provisions of the bill within current resources.
Local Government Impact
No fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies: 304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 529 Health and Human Services Commission
304 Comptroller of Public Accounts, 473 Public Utility Commission of Texas, 529 Health and Human Services Commission
LBB Staff: JOB, JRO, MW, ES, SD, HC
JOB, JRO, MW, ES, SD, HC