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  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.