88R10617 DIO-F By: Price H.B. No. 2612 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED AN ACT relating to the expiration date for support from a program of the universal service fund to certain competitive eligible telecommunications providers serving deregulated areas. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 56.023(s), Utilities Code, is amended to read as follows: (s) The support for eligible telecommunications providers under Subsections (p) and (r) expires December 31, 2027 [2023]. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.