SB 1897 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to advanced communications infrastructure security; authorizing a fee; providing administrative penalties.

SB 1897 prohibits Texas advanced communications service providers from using equipment from "federally banned companies" (those listed by the FCC) in new infrastructure after August 31, 2025, and requires removal of existing banned equipment by September 1, 2025. It directly affects telecom companies providing advanced communications services in Texas that currently use equipment from these banned vendors. The bill mandates annual registration with the state commission for providers using banned equipment and authorizes an annual fee to cover administrative costs. Violations could result in administrative penalties, though specific penalty amounts are not detailed in the provided text.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 4, 2025 Last action May 26, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 4 edits · May 15, 2025
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The bill text was reformatted and cleaned up, removing extraneous metadata and page numbers while preserving the core legislative content. The substantive policy provisions regarding advanced communications infrastructure security, registration requirements, and enforcement penalties remain unchanged.
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Removed formatting artifacts, page numbers, and metadata from the original draft version

Standardized spacing and line breaks throughout the document

Corrected the bill title header from 'SB.ANo.A1897' to '89(R) SB 1897'

Inserted a note about WCAG 2.1 accessibility standards at the beginning of the document

Floor votes

How they voted

This bill passed the Senate by voice vote (no roll call recorded).
Full legislative history

Actions timeline

Total actions
37
Key actions
11
Committee
10
Amendments
3
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report sent to Calendars
lower
May 23, 2025
Lower · Passed
Committee report distributed
lower
May 20, 2025
Lower · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendment(s)
lower
May 19, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
May 19, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 16, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed to engrossment as amended
upper
May 15, 2025
Upper · Passed
Amended
upper
May 15, 2025
Introduced
Amendment(s) offered
upper
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Committee report printed and distributed
upper
May 9, 2025
Upper · Passed
Reported favorably w/o amendments
upper
May 8, 2025
Upper · Passed
Vote taken in committee
upper
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Left pending in committee
upper
May 1, 2025
Upper · Passed
Testimony taken in committee
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Mar 17, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
2 primary · 2 co-sponsors

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