87R11105 CXP-D
By: Hinojosa S.B. No. 1012
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to rate plans offered by retail electric providers.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 39.101, Utilities Code, is amended by
adding Subsections (b-1) and (b-2) to read as follows:
(b-1) A retail electric provider may not enroll a customer
in a variable rate plan without the customer's express consent. The
consent must be given in a manner that indicates the customer
understands that the customer is enrolling in a variable rate plan.
The retail electric provider shall provide notice that the plan
includes variable rates in an easily readable font and type size.
(b-2) A retail electric provider may not offer to a retail
customer a rate plan that allows switching from one rate structure
to another rate structure.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.