SB 2344 Texas Senate · 89th Legislature (2025)

Relating to the placement of telephone corporation facilities in the right-of-way of certain county roads.

This bill requires telephone companies (like telecom providers) to obtain county approval before installing facilities (such as poles or cables) in roadside space on certain county roads. It applies only to small counties (under 75,000 population) located within large metro areas (over 1.5 million people). The bill mandates counties to use standardized application forms for all utility installations, review applications within 10 business days, and allow resubmission within 15 days if modifications are needed. It also gives counties the authority to request facility relocations for road projects with 45 days' written notice, requiring telecoms to cover relocation and road repair costs.
Bill status passed 3 of 5 stages cleared
Introduction
Mar 2025
Committee Review
May 2025
Senate Passage
May 2025
House Passage
Governor
Introduced Mar 12, 2025 Last action May 14, 2025
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Introduced Engrossed · 1 edit · May 13, 2025
MINOR
The bill text was reformatted from a draft version to an engrossed version, with minor text cleanup but no substantive policy changes. The core provisions regarding telephone corporation facility placement in county road rights-of-way remain identical.
TECHNICAL

Removed draft annotations like 'AA' and page numbers; cleaned up formatting inconsistencies between removed and added lines.

Floor votes

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

Actions timeline

Total actions
27
Key actions
6
Committee
7
May 14, 2025
Committee
Referred to State Affairs
lower
May 14, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
lower
May 13, 2025
Introduced
Received from the Senate
lower
May 13, 2025
Upper · Passed
Passed
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 25, 2025
Committee
Referred to Business & Commerce
upper
Mar 25, 2025
Introduced
Read first time
upper
1 primary · 0 co-sponsors

Sponsors

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Legislator
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Judith Zaffirini
DDemocratic
TX
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