Texas 89th Legislature, Regular Session Status: Introduced

HB 4200 — Relating to requiring certain disclosures in relation to the purchase of electronic media by consumers; providing a civil penalty.

Last action — Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development: Mar 31 2025 4:34PM

  1. 1
    Introduced
  2. 2
    In Committee
  3. 3
    Passed House
  4. 4
    Passed Senate
  5. 5
    To Executive
  6. 6
    Enacted

This bill died with 89th Legislature, Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.

This bill is no longer active — its legislative session has ended, so there is no live prognosis. It would have to be reintroduced in the current session to move again.

Summary

Relating to requiring certain disclosures in relation to the purchase of electronic media by consumers; providing a civil penalty.

Bill Text

We don't have the full text on file for this bill yet.

Read HB 4200 on the official Texas source →

How this bill changes current law

1 change Share ↗

AI-generated reading aid from the bill's amendatory text — verify against the official bill.

This bill amends the Texas statutes.

  • CHAPTER 121. PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL OF ACCESS TO PURCHASED ELECTRONIC MEDIA Sec. 121.001. PROHIBITION ON REMOVAL OF ACCESS TO PURCHASED ELECTRONIC MEDIA. (a) In this section: (1) "Electronic media" means a film, television program, or computer or video game. (2) "Electronic media platform" means a business that operates or provides an online application, software, Internet website, system, or other medium through which electronic media is sold to consumers. (b) In this state, an electronic media platform shall provide a written disclosure to each person who purchases electronic media through the platform that informs the person that access to the electronic media is not guaranteed in perpetuity and may expire at a later date. (c) An electronic media platform that violates Subsection (b) is liable to this state for a civil penalty of not less than $7,500 for each violation. The attorney general may bring an action to recover the civil penalty imposed by this subsection.

    amended

Action History

  1. Referred to Trade, Workforce & Economic Development

  2. Read first time

  3. Filed

Sponsors

Sponsorship breakdown

Export CSV (upgrade) →

1 sponsors · 0 co-sponsors · 183 not signed on

Sponsors (1)

Co-sponsors (0)

None.

Not signed on (183)

183 members have not signed on to this bill.

Show all 183 →

"Not signed on" means a member has not sponsored or co-sponsored this bill — it does not imply opposition. Members flagged Voted No have a recorded No vote on this bill.

Whip count is in markup. Polling the chamber and every recorded vote this session. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Calling the roll · Tallying · Engrossing

Subjects

civil-rights technology
Cross-referencing the record. Reading this bill against every other bill in the corpus by meaning, not keywords. Only the first open is slow. It’s instant for you after this. Matching · Ranking · Engrossing

Frequently asked questions

What does HB 4200 do?
Relating to requiring certain disclosures in relation to the purchase of electronic media by consumers; providing a civil penalty.
Who sponsors HB 4200?
HB 4200 is sponsored by Keresa Richardson.
What is the current status of HB 4200?
This bill died with 89th Legislature, Regular Session. It reached “Introduced” and never advanced before the session ended, so it can no longer move — a new version would have to be reintroduced in the current session.
Where can I track HB 4200?
Track HB 4200 free on One Click Politics — get push/email alerts when it moves.

Make your voice heard on HB 4200

Find the representatives who decide this bill and tell them where you stand — for yourself, or mobilize your whole list in one click with One Click Politics advocacy software.

Find my representatives → Run a campaign

Stay ahead of HB 4200

Last checked for changes 3 months ago · updated continuously

One Click Politics tracks every bill in Congress and all 50 states.

Track this bill →