79R15406 MXM-D


By:  Brown of Kaufman                                             H.B. No. 3314

Substitute the following for H.B. No. 3314:                                   

By:  Cook of Navarro                                          C.S.H.B. No. 3314



A BILL TO BE ENTITLED

AN ACT

relating to prohibiting Internet access to obscene materials on 
state property.
	BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:                        
	SECTION 1.  Subchapter F, Chapter 2054, Government Code, is 
amended by adding Section 2054.124 to read as follows:
	Sec. 2054.124.  INTERNET ACCESS PROVIDED BY STATE AGENCY TO 
OBSCENE MATERIALS PROHIBITED.  (a)  In this section, "obscene" and 
"material" have the meanings assigned by Section 43.21, Penal Code.
	(b)  A state agency that provides Internet access to the 
public on state property may not allow access by the public to 
obscene materials through the use of that access.
	(c)  The department shall assist a state agency that requests 
assistance in prohibiting access under this section, including 
prohibiting access by using a filter or other software.
	(d)  This section does not apply to a university system or 
institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, 
Education Code.
	SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2005.