Texas Pending Telecom Legislation
Active bills that could change your compliance requirements in Texas
Last updated
Apr 17, 2026
Active Bills (33)
Relating to consumer protections for earned wage access products.
Sponsor: Jose Menendez
Relating to the access by a certificated provider to the rights-of-way and poles of an electric cooperative.
Sponsor: Rafael Anchia
Relating to regulating telephone solicitation; providing a private cause of action.
Sponsor: Lois Kolkhorst
Relating to sales and use tax exemptions and refunds for certain tangible personal property used to provide cable television services, Internet access services, or telecommunications services.
Sponsor: Bryan Hughes
Relating to vegetation management by electric utilities and telecommunications providers.
Sponsor: Borris Miles
Relating to the installation of conduit by the Texas Department of Transportation in the state highway system.
Sponsor: Ryan Guillen
Relating to the notification of a municipality of electric cooperative requests for the transfer or removal of certain pole attachments.
Sponsor: Giovanni Capriglione
Relating to entities that provide cable services or video services.
Sponsor: Charlie Geren
Relating to the establishment by the Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs of a pilot program to solicit donations made by text message for the benefit of local programs that provide services to homeless individuals and families in certain municipalities.
Sponsor: Elizabeth Campos
Relating to certain civil penalties under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
Sponsor: Janis Holt
Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign.
Sponsor: Erin Gamez
Relating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and poles of an electric cooperative.
Sponsor: Drew Darby
Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers.
Sponsor: David Spiller
Relating to the operability of first responder and public safety broadband networks on the Capitol grounds.
Sponsor: Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
Relating to the investigation and enforcement of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
Sponsor: Pat Curry
Relating to the jurisdiction of district and county attorneys to prosecute certain consumer protection violations.
Sponsor: Harold Dutton
Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.
Sponsor: Lois Kolkhorst
Relating to the provision of certain benefits, including applied behavior analysis, behavior supports, and associated evaluation services, through telecommunications or information technology under certain public benefits programs.
Sponsor: Judith Zaffirini
Relating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and poles of an electric cooperative.
Sponsor: Donna Campbell
Relating to establishing a framework to govern the use of artificial intelligence systems in critical decision-making by private companies and ensure consumer protections; authorizing a civil penalty.
Sponsor: Charles Schwertner
Relating to the jurisdiction of district and county attorneys to prosecute certain consumer protection violations.
Sponsor: Jose Menendez
Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of false caller identification information display.
Sponsor: Ryan Guillen
Relating to the provision of certain benefits, including applied behavior analysis, behavior supports, and associated evaluation services, through telecommunications or information technology under certain public benefits programs.
Sponsor: Donna Howard
Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising.
Sponsor: Greg Bonnen
Relating to requiring the display of a broadband provider's name or logo when performing work on the real property of another.
Sponsor: Angelia Orr
Relating to sales and use tax rates and refunds for certain tangible personal property used to provide cable television services, Internet access services, or telecommunications services; reducing the rate of the state sales and use tax applicable to certain taxable items.
Sponsor: Tom Craddick
Relating to a study by the Public Utility Commission of Texas of the effects that current laws, rules, and regulations of this state and its political subdivisions regarding pole attachments have on the expansion of broadband service.
Sponsor: Salman Bhojani
Relating to the access by a certificated telecommunications provider to the rights-of-way and pole charges of an electric cooperative.
Sponsor: Drew Darby
Relating to patients' rights, consumer protection, and directives for the provision of health care services; providing an administrative penalty.
Sponsor: Elizabeth Campos
Relating to content filters provided by Internet service providers.
Sponsor: Nate Schatzline
Relating to first responder broadband network services used by first responders.
Sponsor: Barbara Gervin-Hawkins
Relating to the definition of telephone call for purposes of regulating telephone solicitations.
Sponsor: Rafael Anchia
Robocall Enforcement Expansion
Mar 1, 2025
Sponsor: Rep. Capriglione
Last action: Filed
What this bill does
Expands Texas AG robocall enforcement authority and increases per-violation penalties.
Historical Bills (6)
| Bill | Title | Status | Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| SB916 | Relating to consumer protections against certain medical and health care billing by emergency medical services providers. | Passed | — |
| HB4960 | Relating to political advertising distributed or broadcast as part of a mass text message campaign and civil penalties for required disclosures on certain political advertising. | Engrossed | — |
| HB 149 | Texas Responsible Artificial Intelligence Governance Act (TRAIGA) | Enacted — effective January 1, 2026 | Jan 2026 |
| SB 140 | Relating to the regulation of telephone solicitation | Enacted — effective September 1, 2025 | Sep 2025 |
| HB 1709 | Relating to the use of artificial intelligence in telephone communications | Filed — 89th Legislature | Mar 2025 |
| SB 893 | TDPSA Telecom Amendments | committee | Mar 2025 |
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