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| 1 | - | 86R23945 SRA-D | |
| 2 | - | By: Guerra, Phelan, Deshotel, Burrows, H.B. No. 1426 | |
| 3 | - | Allison, et al. | |
| 4 | - | Substitute the following for H.B. No. 1426: | |
| 5 | - | By: Guerra C.S.H.B. No. 1426 | |
| 1 | + | 86R5411 SRA-D | |
| 2 | + | By: Guerra H.B. No. 1426 | |
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| 8 | 5 | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED | |
| 9 | 6 | AN ACT | |
| 10 | 7 | relating to mobile Internet service access in an area subject to a | |
| 11 | 8 | declared state of disaster. | |
| 12 | 9 | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: | |
| 13 | 10 | SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 418, Government Code, is | |
| 14 | 11 | amended by adding Section 418.194 to read as follows: | |
| 15 | 12 | Sec. 418.194. MOBILE INTERNET SERVICE IN AREA SUBJECT TO | |
| 16 | 13 | DISASTER DECLARATION. (a) In this section, "mobile Internet | |
| 17 | 14 | service provider" means a person who provides mobile Internet | |
| 18 | 15 | service to a wireless communication device as defined by Section | |
| 19 | 16 | 545.425, Transportation Code. | |
| 20 | 17 | (b) A mobile Internet service provider may not impair or | |
| 21 | 18 | degrade lawful mobile Internet service access in an area subject to | |
| 22 | 19 | a declared state of disaster under Section 418.014. | |
| 23 | - | (c) This section does not prohibit a mobile Internet service | |
| 24 | - | provider from prioritizing first responder Internet service access | |
| 25 | - | or a network service designated for use by emergency services | |
| 26 | - | personnel if there is network congestion in an area subject to a | |
| 27 | - | declared state of disaster under Section 418.014. | |
| 28 | 20 | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |