TX SB1312

Prohibits retail electric providers, power generation companies, aggregators, and other retail electric service entities from disconnecting residential customers during extreme weather emergencies or on weekends

Requires service providers to defer bill collection during extreme weather emergencies and work with customers to establish payment schedules after the emergency ends

Expands the definition of "extreme weather emergency" to include periods when any county in the service territory is under a weather-related disaster declaration by the governor

Maintains existing extreme weather emergency definitions: temperatures at or below 32°F for 24+ hours, or National Weather Service heat advisories issued within the past two days

Takes effect September 1, 2025