SB 272

89R4321 JXC-D
		By: Cook
  S.B. No. 272
  A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
  AN ACT
  relating to electric utility planning and cost recovery for
  enhancing service reliability for vulnerable customers.
         BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
         SECTION 1.  Section 38.078(d), Utilities Code, as added by
  Chapter 836 (H.B. 2555), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular
  Session, 2023, is amended to read as follows:
         (d)  In determining whether to approve a plan filed under
  this section, the commission shall consider:
               (1)  the extent to which the plan is expected to enhance
  system resiliency, including whether the plan prioritizes areas of
  lower performance;
               (2)  the extent to which the plan is expected to enhance
  service reliability for vulnerable customers, including elderly
  persons and persons with a disability; and
               (3) [(2)]  the estimated costs of implementing the
  measures proposed in the plan.
         SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
  a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
  provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this
  Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
  Act takes effect September 1, 2025.