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