HB2479 - Relating to entities that provide cable services or video services.

  89R8029 CXP-F     By: Geren H.B. No. 2479       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to entities that provide cable services or video services.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Sections 66.002(2) and (10), Utilities Code, are   amended to read as follows:                (2)  "Cable service" is defined as set forth in 47   U.S.C. Section 522(6).   The term does not include any video   programming accessed via a service that enables users to access   content, information, e-mail, or other services offered over the   Internet, including streaming content.                (10)  "Video service" means video programming services   provided through wireline facilities located at least in part in   the public right-of-way without regard to delivery technology,   including Internet protocol technology. The term [ This definition ]   does not include :                       (A)   any video service provided by a commercial   mobile service provider as defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 332(d) ;                       (B)     direct-to-home satellite services, as   defined in 47 U.S.C. Section 303(v), that are transmitted from a   satellite directly to a customer's premises without using or   accessing a portion of the public right-of-way; or                       (C)     any video programming accessed via a service   that enables users to access content, information, e-mail, or other   services offered over the Internet, including streaming content .          SECTION 2.  This Act takes effect immediately if it receives   a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as   provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.  If this   Act does not receive the vote necessary for immediate effect, this   Act takes effect September 1, 2025.