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AN ACT
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relating to the procedure for resolving certain customer complaints |
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before the Public Utility Commission of Texas. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter M, Chapter 13, Water Code, is amended |
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by adding Section 13.5051 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 13.5051. SIMPLIFIED COMPLAINT PROCESS. (a) The |
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utility commission by rule may adopt a simplified procedure to |
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resolve a complaint by a tenant against an owner about a bill for |
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water or wastewater service brought under Section 13.503, 13.5031, |
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or 13.505. |
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(b) Chapter 2001, Government Code, does not apply to the |
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resolution of a complaint using a procedure described in Subsection |
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(a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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President of the Senate |
Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4106 was passed by the House on May 6, |
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2023, by the following vote: Yeas 128, Nays 6, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 4106 was passed by the Senate on May |
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24, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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APPROVED: _____________________ |
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Governor |