| 1 | 1 | | 89R11817 PRL-D |
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| 2 | 2 | | By: Richardson H.B. No. 4200 |
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| 7 | 7 | | A BILL TO BE ENTITLED |
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| 8 | 8 | | AN ACT |
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| 9 | 9 | | relating to requiring certain disclosures in relation to the |
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| 10 | 10 | | purchase of electronic media by consumers; providing a civil |
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| 11 | 11 | | penalty. |
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| 12 | 12 | | BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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| 13 | 13 | | SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is |
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| 14 | 14 | | amended by adding Chapter 121 to read as follows: |
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| 15 | 15 | | CHAPTER 121. PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL OF ACCESS TO PURCHASED |
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| 16 | 16 | | ELECTRONIC MEDIA |
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| 17 | 17 | | Sec. 121.001. PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL OF ACCESS TO PURCHASED |
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| 18 | 18 | | ELECTRONIC MEDIA. (a) In this section: |
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| 19 | 19 | | (1) "Electronic media" means a film, television |
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| 20 | 20 | | program, or computer or video game. |
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| 21 | 21 | | (2) "Electronic media platform" means a business that |
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| 22 | 22 | | operates or provides an online application, software, Internet |
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| 23 | 23 | | website, system, or other medium through which electronic media is |
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| 24 | 24 | | sold to consumers. |
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| 25 | 25 | | (b) In this state, an electronic media platform shall |
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| 26 | 26 | | provide a written disclosure to each person who purchases |
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| 27 | 27 | | electronic media through the platform that informs the person that |
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| 28 | 28 | | access to the electronic media is not guaranteed in perpetuity and |
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| 29 | 29 | | may expire at a later date. |
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| 30 | 30 | | (c) An electronic media platform that violates Subsection |
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| 31 | 31 | | (b) is liable to this state for a civil penalty of not less than |
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| 32 | 32 | | $7,500 for each violation. The attorney general may bring an action |
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| 33 | 33 | | to recover the civil penalty imposed by this subsection. |
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| 34 | 34 | | SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |
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