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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to fees for canceling or terminating retail electric |
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service. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 39, Utilities Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 39.1015 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.1015. CANCELLATION OR TERMINATION FEES. (a) A |
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retail electric provider may not charge a residential customer who |
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requests cancellation or termination of retail electric service |
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provided on a month-to-month basis a fee relating to the |
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cancellation or termination. |
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(b) A fee relating to the early cancellation or termination |
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of retail electric service provided to a residential customer under |
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a term contract may not exceed $100. |
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SECTION 2. (a) This Act applies only to a request for |
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cancellation or termination that occurs on or after the effective |
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date of this Act. A request for cancellation or termination that |
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occurs before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law |
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in effect on the date that request is made, and that law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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(b) This Act does not affect a contract entered into before |
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the effective date of this Act. A contract entered into before the |
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effective date of this Act is governed by the law in effect on the |
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date the contract was entered into, and that law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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(c) On or after the effective date of this Act, a retail |
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electric provider may not renew a contract that violates Section |
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39.1015(b), Utilities Code, as added by this Act. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2007. |