H.B. No. 1369




AN ACT

relating to the local registration of retail electric providers.              
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Section 17.051, Utilities Code, is amended by 
amending Subsection (b) and by adding Subsection (c) to read as 
follows:
	(b)  The rules adopted under Subsections (a) and (c)
[Subsection (a)] shall be consistent with and no less effective 
than federal law and may not require the disclosure of highly 
sensitive competitive or trade secret information.
	(c)  The commission shall adopt rules governing the local 
registration of retail electric providers under Section 39.358.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2003.                           




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   President of the Senate                               Speaker of the House      

	I certify that H.B. No. 1369 was passed by the House on April 
3, 2003, by a non-record vote.

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                                                     Chief Clerk of the House   

	I certify that H.B. No. 1369 was passed by the Senate on May 
1, 2003, by the following vote:  Yeas 31, Nays 0.

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                                                     Secretary of the Senate    



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                 Governor