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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to requiring certain disclosures in relation to the |
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purchase of electronic media by consumers; providing a civil |
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penalty. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Subtitle C, Title 5, Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended by adding Chapter 121 to read as follows: |
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CHAPTER 121. PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL OF ACCESS TO PURCHASED |
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ELECTRONIC MEDIA |
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Sec. 121.001. PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL OF ACCESS TO PURCHASED |
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ELECTRONIC MEDIA. (a) In this section: |
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(1) "Electronic media" means a film, television |
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program, or computer or video game. |
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(2) "Electronic media platform" means a business that |
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operates or provides an online application, software, Internet |
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website, system, or other medium through which electronic media is |
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sold to consumers. |
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(b) In this state, an electronic media platform shall |
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provide a written disclosure to each person who purchases |
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electronic media through the platform that informs the person that |
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access to the electronic media is not guaranteed in perpetuity and |
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may expire at a later date. |
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(c) An electronic media platform that violates Subsection |
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(b) is liable to this state for a civil penalty of not less than |
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$7,500 for each violation. The attorney general may bring an action |
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to recover the civil penalty imposed by this subsection. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |