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AN ACT
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relating to tariff filing requirements for certain |
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telecommunications providers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 52.251, Utilities Code, is amended by |
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adding Subsections (a-1), (c), and (d) and amending Subsection (b) |
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to read as follows: |
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(a-1) An affiliate or trade association may file the tariff |
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required under Subsection (a) on behalf of the public utility. |
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(b) The public utility, affiliate, or trade association |
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shall file as a part of the tariff required under Subsection (a) |
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each rule that relates to or affects: |
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(1) a rate of the utility; or |
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(2) a utility service, product, or commodity furnished |
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by the utility. |
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(c) The tariff filing is considered approved if the |
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commission does not approve or deny the tariff filing or request |
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supplemental information from the public utility, affiliate, or |
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trade association that filed the tariff before the 60th day after |
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receiving the tariff filing. |
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(d) If the commission requests supplemental information |
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from the public utility, affiliate, or trade association under |
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Subsection (c), the utility, affiliate, or association must provide |
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the commission with the supplemental information not later than the |
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15th day after receiving the request from the commission. If the |
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commission does not approve or deny the tariff filing before the |
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30th day after the commission receives the supplemental |
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information, the tariff filing is considered approved. |
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SECTION 2. The changes in law made by this Act apply only to |
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a tariff filed under Section 52.251, Utilities Code, as amended by |
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this Act, on or after the effective date of this Act. A tariff filed |
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before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect on the date the tariff was filed, and the former law is |
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continued in effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This 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. 1597 was passed by the House on April |
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28, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 135, Nays 9, 2 present, not |
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voting. |
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______________________________ |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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I certify that H.B. No. 1597 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 |