| 1 | 1 | | 88R1769 JES-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: González of Dallas H.B. No. 1676 |
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| 5 | 5 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 6 | 6 | | AN ACT |
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| 7 | 7 | | relating to the sale of consumer geotracking data by telephone |
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| 8 | 8 | | companies. |
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| 9 | 9 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 10 | 10 | | SECTION 1. Subtitle A, Title 11, Business & Commerce Code, |
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| 11 | 11 | | is amended by adding Chapter 509 to read as follows: |
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| 12 | 12 | | CHAPTER 509. GEOTRACKING DATA |
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| 13 | 13 | | SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS |
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| 14 | 14 | | Sec. 509.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: |
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| 15 | 15 | | (1) "Geotracking data" means data obtained from an |
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| 16 | 16 | | individual's cellular telephone or other wireless communications |
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| 17 | 17 | | device that identifies and tracks the location of the device. |
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| 18 | 18 | | (2) "Telephone company" has the meaning assigned by |
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| 19 | 19 | | Section 306.001. |
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| 20 | 20 | | SUBCHAPTER B. SALE OF GEOTRACKING DATA |
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| 21 | 21 | | Sec. 509.051. CONSENT REQUIRED FOR SALE OF GEOTRACKING |
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| 22 | 22 | | DATA. (a) A telephone company may not sell a consumer's geotracking |
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| 23 | 23 | | data to a third party unless: |
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| 24 | 24 | | (1) the company has requested the consumer's consent, |
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| 25 | 25 | | in writing or electronically, to sell the consumer's geotracking |
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| 26 | 26 | | data; and |
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| 27 | 27 | | (2) the consumer has provided written or electronic |
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| 28 | 28 | | consent to the company to sell the data. |
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| 29 | 29 | | (b) A consumer's consent to the sale of the consumer's |
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| 30 | 30 | | geotracking data under Subsection (a) remains effective until |
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| 31 | 31 | | rescinded by the consumer. |
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| 32 | 32 | | (c) A telephone company may offer a discount or other |
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| 33 | 33 | | incentive to a consumer for consenting to the sale of the consumer's |
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| 34 | 34 | | geotracking data. |
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| 35 | 35 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023. |
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