89R2049 SRA-D
By: Orr H.B. No. 2543
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to requiring the display of a broadband provider's name or
logo when performing work on the real property of another.
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 329 to read as follows:
CHAPTER 329. REGULATION OF BROADBAND PROVIDERS
Sec. 329.001. DEFINITION. In this chapter, "broadband
provider" has the meaning assigned by Section 253.0001, Utilities
Code.
Sec. 329.002. CONSPICUOUS DISPLAY OF PROVIDER NAME OR LOGO
REQUIRED. An employee or contractor of a broadband provider that
enters the real property of another located in this state to perform
work on behalf of the provider shall:
(1) wear a badge, name tag, or other distinctive
clothing with the provider's name or logo in a manner that
conspicuously identifies the person as an employee or contractor of
the provider; and
(2) if the person uses a motor vehicle on the property,
affix in a conspicuous place on both sides of the vehicle the
provider's name or logo.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.