88R4069 JXC-F
By: Hancock S.B. No. 1117
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to entities that provide video services.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 66.002(10), Utilities Code, is amended
to read as follows:
(10) "Video service" means video programming services
provided by a video service provider through wireline facilities
located at least in part in the public right-of-way without regard
to delivery technology, including Internet protocol technology.
The term [This definition] does not include:
(A) [any] video service provided by a commercial
mobile service provider as defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 332(d);
(B) direct-to-home satellite services, as
defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 303(v); or
(C) any video programming accessed via a service
that enables users to access content, information, electronic mail,
or other services offered over the Internet, including streaming
content.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives
a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as
provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution. If this
Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this
Act takes effect September 1, 2023.