Am. H.B. 85

126th General Assembly

(S. Energy and Public Utilities)

Specifies that an opt-in governmental aggregation can only include a customer that provides prior affirmative consent, instead of prior consent as under current law.

For transition purposes, provides that a mercantile commercial customer that is currently enrolled in an opt-out governmental aggregation program remains enrolled until the earlier of the customer providing notice and paying any switching fee required under Public Utilities Commission rules or until the arrival of the program's next two-year opt-out opportunity. Thereafter, the governmental aggregator can enroll a mercantile commercial customer only after the customer gives prior, affirmative consent.

H0085-126.doc/ss 02/27/06