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  89R2275 CS-D     By: West S.B. No. 603       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to a landlord's authority to collect from a tenant certain   late fees for nonpayment or late payment for a utility.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Subchapter A, Chapter 92, Property Code, is   amended by adding Section 92.0192 to read as follows:           Sec.   92.0192.     CERTAIN UTILITY NONPAYMENT OR LATE FEES   PROHIBITED. (a) In this section, "landlord" includes a manager or   agent of the landlord.           (b)     Except as provided by Subsection (c), a landlord may not   collect from a tenant a fee incurred by the landlord as a result of   the landlord's nonpayment or late payment to a utility company for a   utility service furnished by the landlord to the tenant under the   lease or another agreement.           (c)     Subsection (b) does not apply to a tenant who is   delinquent in payment to the landlord for a utility service   furnished by the landlord to the tenant under the lease or other   agreement.           (d)     This section does not restrict a landlord's authority to   collect from a tenant a late fee or other charge for an amount owed   by the tenant to the landlord under the lease or other agreement.          SECTION 2.  The changes in law made by this Act apply only to   a lease or other agreement entered into or renewed on or after the   effective date of this Act.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.