Honorable Jim Keffer, Chair, House Committee on Economic Development
FROM:
John Keel, Director, Legislative Budget Board
IN RE:
HB519 by Menendez (Relating to unsolicited commercial electronic mail; providing penalties.), As Introduced
No significant fiscal implication to the State is anticipated.
The bill would add Chapter 46 to the Business & Commerce Code to prohibit certain commercial electronic messages that use another person's Internet domain name, misrepresent any information in identifying the point of origin or the transmission path of the message, contain false or misleading information in the subject line, and unsolicited electronic mail messages requiring identification as an advertisement or adult advertisement and require the name, address, toll-free number or valid electronic address of the initiator.
Local Government Impact
No significant fiscal implication to units of local government is anticipated.
Source Agencies:
212 Office Of Court Administration, Texas Judicial Council, 302 Office Of The Attorney General, 313 Department Of Information Resources