Texas 2009 - 81st Regular

Texas House Bill HB4621 Compare Versions

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1	1	81R10108 DAK-D
2	2	By: Deshotel H.B. No. 4621
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5	5	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
6	6	AN ACT
7	7	relating to certain billing practices by businesses in this state.
8	8	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
9	9	SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is
10	10	amended by adding Chapter 74 to read as follows:
11	11	CHAPTER 74. BILLING PRACTICES
12	12	Sec. 74.001. NO EXTRA CHARGE FOR PAPER INVOICE. (a) A
13	13	business in this state:
14	14	(1) must include within its basic fee for goods or
15	15	services purchased by a customer any cost associated with providing
16	16	the customer a paper invoice or similar document for the goods or
17	17	services; and
18	18	(2) may not impose an extra charge for the service of
19	19	providing its customer a paper invoice or similar document for the
20	20	goods or services.
21	21	(b) Subsection (a) applies to the provision of a paper
22	22	invoice or similar document to a customer without regard to how the
23	23	invoice or document is physically delivered to the customer,
24	24	including by mail.
25	25	(c) This section does not apply to billing for goods or
26	26	services purchased by a customer through the Internet.
27	27	Sec. 74.002. DISCOUNT FOR PAPERLESS BILLING. Section
28	28	74.001 does not prevent a business from offering a discount to a
29	29	customer who agrees:
30	30	(1) not to receive a paper invoice or similar document
31	31	for goods or services purchased by the customer; and
32	32	(2) to receive the invoice or similar document in an
33	33	electronic form over the Internet.
34	34	SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a charge for a bill that
35	35	is issued on or after the effective date of this Act.
36	36	SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2009.