Sec. 182.002.  DELAY OF BILL PAYMENT DATE FOR ELDERLY INDIVIDUAL.  (a)  On request by an elderly individual, a utility shall delay without penalty the payment date of a bill for providing utility service to that individual until the 25th day after the date the bill is issued.
(b)  This subchapter applies only to an elderly individual who:
(1)  is a residential customer;  and
(2)  occupies the entire premises for which a delay is requested.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.