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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to mobile Internet service access in an area subject to a |
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declared state of disaster. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subchapter H, Chapter 418, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 418.194 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 418.194. MOBILE INTERNET SERVICE IN AREA SUBJECT TO |
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DISASTER DECLARATION. (a) In this section, "mobile Internet |
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service provider" means a person who provides mobile Internet |
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service to a wireless communication device as defined by Section |
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545.425, Transportation Code. |
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(b) A mobile Internet service provider may not impair or |
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degrade lawful mobile Internet service access in an area subject to |
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a declared state of disaster under Section 418.014. |
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(c) This section does not prohibit a mobile Internet service |
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provider from prioritizing first responder Internet service access |
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or a network service designated for use by emergency services |
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personnel if there is network congestion in an area subject to a |
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declared state of disaster under Section 418.014. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |