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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the disclosure of customer information by |
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government-operated utilities. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 182.054, Utilities Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 182.054. EXCEPTIONS. This subchapter does not |
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prohibit a government-operated utility from disclosing personal |
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information in a customer's account record to: |
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(1) an official or employee of the state, a political |
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subdivision of the state, or the United States acting in an official |
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capacity; |
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(2) an employee of a utility acting in connection with |
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the employee's duties; |
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(3) a consumer reporting agency; |
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(4) a contractor or subcontractor approved by and |
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providing services to the utility, the state, a political |
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subdivision of the state, or the United States; |
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(5) a person for whom the customer has contractually |
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waived confidentiality for personal information; [or] |
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(6) another entity that provides water, wastewater, |
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sewer, gas, garbage, electricity, or drainage service for |
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compensation; |
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(7) another entity as necessary to facilitate the |
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transition of customers among retail electric providers under |
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Section 40.053 or to comply with rules, guidelines, and procedures |
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established by an independent organization certified under Section |
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39.151; or |
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(8) a retail electric provider, as defined by Section |
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31.002(17). |
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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, 2023. |