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  89R716 SRA-D     By: Kolkhorst S.B. No. 473       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to regulating telephone solicitation; providing a private   cause of action.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 302.001, Business & Commerce Code, is   amended by adding Subdivision (6-a) to read as follows:                 (6-a)     "Telephone call" has the meaning assigned by   Section 304.002.          SECTION 2.  Section 302.303(b), Business & Commerce Code, is   amended to read as follows:          (b)  A public [ or private ] right or remedy prescribed by   Subchapter E, Chapter 17, may be used to enforce this chapter.          SECTION 3.  Subchapter G, Chapter 302, Business & Commerce   Code, is amended by adding Sections 302.3025 and 302.3026 to read as   follows:           Sec.   302.3025.     PRIVATE CAUSE OF ACTION. (a) In addition to   any other penalties under this chapter, a person harmed by a   violation of this chapter may bring an action against the violator   of this chapter and is entitled to obtain:                 (1)  injunctive relief; and                 (2)  the greater of:                       (A)  actual damages; or                       (B)     statutory damages in an amount that is not   less than $500 and not more than $10,000 for each violation; and                 (3)  court costs and reasonable attorney's fees.           (b)     Sections 41.003 and 41.004, Civil Practice and Remedies   Code, do not apply to an action brought under this section.           Sec.   302.3026.     COMPLIANCE AS CONDITION OF LICENSURE.   Notwithstanding any other law, each appropriate state agency shall   ensure that businesses in this state comply with this chapter and   may require compliance with this chapter as a condition for a   license, permit, or other state authorization necessary for   conducting business in this state.          SECTION 4.  The change in law made by this Act applies only   to a cause of action that accrues on or after the effective date of   this Act. A cause of action that accrues before the effective date   of this Act is governed by the law as it exists immediately before   the effective date of this Act, and that law is continued in effect   for that purpose.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.