By: King of Parker H.B. No. 2165
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the membership of the Public Utility Commission of
Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.051, Utilities Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Section 12.051. APPOINTMENT; TERM. (a) The commission is
composed of five [three] commissioners appointed by the governor
with the advice and consent of the senate.
(b) The members shall be appointed to reflect the diverse
geographic regions and population groups of the state. One member
must reside in a rural area and be a registered voter of a county
with a population of less than 150,000.
(c) [(b)] An appointment to the commission shall be made
without regard to the race, color, disability, sex, religion, age,
or national origin of the appointee.
(d) [(c)] Commissioners serve staggered, six-year terms,
with the terms of one or two members expiring every two years.
SECTION 2. Promptly after this Act takes effect, the
governor shall appoint two additional members to the Public Utility
Commission of Texas. Of those members, the governor shall
designate one to serve a term expiring September 1, 2025, and one to
serve a term expiring September 1, 2027.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.