TITLE: Relating to requiring the display of a broadband provider's name or logo when performing work on the real property of another.

SUMMARY: Relating to requiring the display of a broadband provider's name or logo when performing work on the real property of another.

FULL TEXT:
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.