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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to electric utility planning and cost recovery for |
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enhancing service reliability for vulnerable customers. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 38.078(d), Utilities Code, as added by |
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Chapter 836 (H.B. 2555), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular |
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Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows: |
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(d) In determining whether to approve a plan filed under |
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this section, the commission shall consider: |
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(1) the extent to which the plan is expected to enhance |
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system resiliency, including whether the plan prioritizes areas of |
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lower performance; |
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(2) the extent to which the plan is expected to enhance |
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service reliability for vulnerable customers, including elderly |
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persons and persons with a disability; and |
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(3) [(2)] the estimated costs of implementing the |
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measures proposed in the plan. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives |
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a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as |
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provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this |
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Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this |
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Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |