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EXHIBIT 3(b)
SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED BYLAWS
OF
CENTERPOINT ENERGY, INC.
(AdoptedandAmendedbyResolutionoftheBoardofDirectorsonFebruary25,2016)
ARTICLEI
CAPITALSTOCK
Section1.ShareOwnership.SharesforthecapitalstockofCenterPointEnergy,Inc.(the“Company”)maybecertificated
oruncertificated,asdeterminedinthesolediscretionoftheCompany.OwnersofsharesofthecapitalstockoftheCompanyshallbe
recordedinthesharetransferrecordsoftheCompanyandownershipofsuchsharesshallbeevidencedbyacertificateorbookentry
notation in the share transfer records of the Company. Any certificates representing such shares shall be signed by the Chief
ExecutiveOfficeroftheCompany(the“ChiefExecutiveOfficer”),thePresidentoftheCompany(the“President”),avicepresident
oftheCompanyoranotherofficeroftheCompanydesignatedbytheBoardofDirectorsoftheCompany(the“BoardofDirectors”)
andeithertheSecretaryoftheCompany(the“Secretary”)oranassistantsecretaryandshallbesealedwiththesealoftheCompany,
whichsignaturesandsealmaybefacsimiles.Incaseanyofficerwhohassignedorwhosefacsimilesignaturehasbeenplacedupon
suchcertificateshallhaveceasedtobesuchofficerbeforesuchcertificateisissued,itmaybeissuedbytheCompanywiththesame
effectasifheweresuchofficeratthedateofitsissuance.
Section2.ShareholdersofRecord.TheBoardofDirectorsmayappointoneormoretransferagentsorregistrarsofany
classofstockoftheCompany.TheCompanymaybeitsowntransferagentifsoappointedbytheBoardofDirectors.TheCompany
shallbeentitledtotreattheholderofrecordofanysharesoftheCompanyastheownerthereofforallpurposes,andshallnotbe
boundtorecognizeanyequitableorotherclaimto,orinterestin,suchsharesoranyrightsderivingfromsuchshares,onthepartof
anyotherperson,including(butwithoutlimitation)apurchaser,assigneeortransferee,unlessanduntilsuchotherpersonbecomes
theholderofrecordofsuchshares,whetherornottheCompanyshallhaveeitheractualorconstructivenoticeoftheinterestofsuch
otherperson.WhenusedintheseBylaws,“person”hasthemeaningascribedtosuchterminSection2(a)(2)oftheSecuritiesActof
1933,asamended,asthecontextmayrequire.
Section3.TransferofShares.ThesharesofthecapitalstockoftheCompanyshallbetransferableinthesharetransfer
recordsoftheCompanybytheholderofrecordthereof,orhisdulyauthorizedattorneyorlegalrepresentative.Certificates,ifany,
representingsharessurrenderedfortransfer,properlyendorsed,shallbecanceledandnewcertificates foralikenumberofshares
shallbeissuedtherefororevidenceofalikenumberofsharesshallberecordedinthesharetransferrecordsoftheCompany.Inthe
caseoflost,stolen,destroyedormutilatedcertificatesrepresentingshares,newcertificatesorotherevidenceofsuchnewsharesmay
beissueduponsuchconditionsasmayberequiredbytheBoardofDirectorsortheSecretaryfortheprotectionoftheCompanyand
any transfer agent or registrar. Uncertificated shares shall be transferred in the share transfer records of the Company upon the
writteninstructionoriginatedbytheappropriatepersontotransfertheshares.