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Amend CSSB 482 by adding the following appropriately numbered
SECTION to read as follows and renumbering subsequent SECTIONS
accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is
amended by adding Section 39.1017 to read as follows:
Sec. 39.1017. PROHIBITION REQUIRING DEPOSITS FROM ELDERLY
LOW-INCOME CUSTOMERS. (a) In this section, "elderly low-income
customer" means an electric customer who is 65 years or older and:
(A) whose household income is not more than 125
percent of the federal poverty guidelines;
(B) receives food stamps from the Health and
Human Services Commission; or
(C) receives medical assistance from a state
agency that administers a part of the medical assistance program.
(b) Notwithstanding Section 17.008, a retail electric
provider may not require an elderly low-income customer applying
for residential electric service to provide a security deposit or
advance payment as a condition of service.