87R12057 CXP-D
By: Menéndez S.B. No. 2079
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the composition of the Public Utility Commission of
Texas.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 12.051(a), Utilities Code, is amended to
read as follows:
(a) The commission is composed of five [three]
commissioners appointed by the governor with the advice and consent
of the senate, with:
(1) three commissioners of the political party whose
candidate for governor received the most votes in the most recent
gubernatorial election; and
(2) two commissioners of the political party whose
candidate for governor received the second most votes in the most
recent gubernatorial election.
SECTION 2. The governor shall promptly appoint two
commissioners to the Public Utility Commission of Texas in
accordance with Section 12.051, Utilities Code, as amended by this
Act. The governor shall designate one commissioner to a term that
expires September 1, 2025, and one commissioner to a term that
expires September 1, 2027.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.