82R4924 ATP-D
By: Davis of Dallas H.B. No. 1661
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the provision of Internet service to consumers.
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 326 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 326. PROVISION OF INTERNET SERVICE TO CONSUMERS
Sec. 326.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "consumer"
means an individual who seeks Internet service for personal,
family, or household purposes.
Sec. 326.002. INTERNET SERVICE WITHOUT CANCELLATION FEE.
An Internet service provider may not offer to a consumer a contract
for Internet service that provides:
(1) any fee or charge for cancellation of the contract
by the consumer; or
(2) any period during which the contract is not
subject to cancellation by the consumer.
Sec. 326.003. CONTRACT VOID. A contract entered into in
violation of Section 326.002 is void and may not be enforced.
SECTION 2. This Act applies only to a contract entered into
or renewed on or after the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011.