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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to contract expiration dates on electric bills. |
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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 39.111 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 39.111. NOTICE OF CONTRACT EXPIRATION. A retail |
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electric provider shall include on the front of a customer's |
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billing statement, prominently displayed, the expiration date of |
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the customer's contract, if applicable. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a contract for retail electric services entered into or renewed |
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on or after the effective date of this Act. A contract for retail |
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electric services entered into or renewed before the effective date |
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of this Act is governed by the law as it existed immediately before |
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the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect |
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for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009. |