Sec. 182.005.  CERTAIN UTILITIES NOT AFFECTED.  This subchapter does not apply to a utility that:
(1)  does not assess a late payment charge on a residential customer;
(2)  does not suspend service before the 26th day after the date of the bill for which collection action is taken;  and
(3)  is regulated under Title 2.
Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.