Texas legislation · 89th Legislature Regular Session
Texas SB1405: Relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services.
Status: Signed into law, June 20, 2025
What the bill says
An act relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services.
From the enrolled text, June 2, 2025:
AN ACT relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Sections 403.553(a)(3) and (4), Government Code, are amended to read as follows: (3) "Qualifying broadband service" means[ADDED: broadband ] [ADDED: service as defined by Section 490I.0101][[DELETED: retail wireline or ] [DELETED: wireless broadband service capable of providing:] [[DELETED: (A) a download speed of 25 megabits per second or ] [ and] [[DELETED: (B) an upload speed of 3 megabits per second or ] [DELETED: faster]]. (4) "Unserved area" means a location that lacks access to [[DELETED: a]] retail fixed, terrestrial, wireline, or wireless[ADDED: qualifying ] [ADDED: broadband service][[DELETED: Internet service capable of providing:] [[DELETED: (A) a download speed of 25 megabits per second or ] [ and] [[DELETED: (B) an upload speed of 3 megabits per second or ] [DELETED: faster]]. SECTION 2. Section 403.553(o), Government Code, is amended to read as follows: (o) Not later than[ADDED: November 1 of each year][[DELETED: the 60th day ] [DELETED: after the date the pole replacement fund receives money for the pole ] [DELETED: replacement program]], the comptroller shall [[DELETED: maintain and]] publish on the comptroller's Internet website: (1) statistics on the number of applications received, processed, and rejected by the program[ADDED: in the preceding state ] …
Sponsors
- Robert Nichols (R, SD-003) · primary sponsor
- Brent Hagenbuch (R, SD-030)
- Trent Ashby (R, HD-057)
Latest actions
- : Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (July 1, 2025)
- : Signed by the Governor
- : Sent to the Governor
- : Signed in the House
- : Signed in the Senate
- : Reported enrolled
- : House adopts conf. comm. report-reported
- : Record vote (RV#4134)
- : House adopts conference committee report
- : Senate adopts conf. comm. report-reported
Votes
- State Affairs Committee Vote (Out of committee): 14 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Business & Commerce Committee Vote (Out of committee): 11 yea, 0 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#4134 (June 1, 2025): 102 yea, 36 nay, passed
- Senate adopts conference committee report (May 31, 2025): 27 yea, 4 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3884 (May 22, 2025): 109 yea, 31 nay, passed
- Record vote RV#3196 (May 22, 2025): 111 yea, 31 nay, passed
Subjects: Taxation--General, State Finances--Management & Control, BROADBAND DEVELOPMENT OFFICE (V62YT), Utilities--Telecommunications, COMPTROLLER OF PUBLIC ACCOUNTS, INTERNET, BROADBAND NETWORKS, Taxation--Sales
Common questions
- What is SB1405?
- SB1405 is a bill in the Texas Legislature (89th Legislature Regular Session): Relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services.
- What does SB1405 do?
- In its own words: An act relating to increasing access to and reducing taxation of Internet services.
- What is the status of SB1405?
- Signed into law as of June 20, 2025. Latest action: Effective on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . (July 1, 2025) (June 20, 2025).
- Who sponsored SB1405?
- Robert Nichols (R, SD-003), with 2 co-sponsors.
- Where is the official record for SB1405?
- On the Texas Legislature website: https://capitol.texas.gov/BillLookup/History.aspx?LegSess=89R&Bill=SB01405
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