HB 2543
AN ACT relating to requiring the display of a broadband provider's name or
89th Regular Session
Jan 14, 2025 - Jun 2, 2025 • Session ended
Awaiting Committee Assignment
Bill filed, pending referral to House committee
Committee
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Fiscal Note
Not available
What This Bill Does
Requires broadband provider employees and contractors to wear identification and mark their vehicles when working on someone else's property in Texas. Workers must wear a badge, name tag, or clothing displaying their company's name or logo, and vehicles must have the provider's name or logo conspicuously displayed on both sides. The law aims to help property owners easily identify and verify workers, enhancing transparency and safety when broadband service providers are performing work on private property.
Bill Text
relating to requiring the display of a broadband provider's name or logo when performing work on the real property of another. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Subtitle B, Title 10, Business & Commerce Code, is amended by adding Chapter 329 to read as follows: CHAPTER 329. REGULATION OF BROADBAND PROVIDERS Sec. 329.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "broadband provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 253.0001, Utilities Sec. 329.002. CONSPICUOUS DISPLAY OF PROVIDER NAME OR LOGO REQUIRED. An employee or contractor of a broadband provider that enters the real property of another located in this state to perform work on behalf of the provider shall: (1) wear a badge, name tag, or other distinctive clothing with the provider's name or logo in a manner that conspicuously identifies the person as an employee or contractor of (2) if the person uses a motor vehicle on the property, affix in a conspicuous place on both sides of the vehicle the SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.
Bill History
Bill filed: AN ACT relating to requiring the display of a broadband provider's name or
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