Jay Dean, Texas State Representative of 7th district | https://www.jaydeanfortexas.com/
Jay Dean, Texas State Representative of 7th district | https://www.jaydeanfortexas.com/
More specifically, the official text was summarized by the state legislature as ’’Relating to excavation for the installation of buried fiber-optic cable’’.
The following is our breakdown, based on the actual bill text, and may include interpretation to clarify its provisions.
This bill mandates that individuals planning to excavate for the installation of fiber-optic cable must submit a map of the proposed infrastructure to the relevant municipality or county before beginning the excavation, allowing municipalities and counties to prescribe the map's format and geographic coverage. It imposes civil penalties for violations of excavation regulations, ranging from $2,000 to $10,000 based on the frequency and recurrence of violations, and allows entities to issue warning letters and require safety training. Furthermore, it establishes excavators’ liability for damages to underground facilities owned by municipalities or counties, even if no civil penalty action is pursued by a county or district attorney. This act will take effect on Sept. 1, 2025, and applies only to offenses occurring after this date.
Jay Dean, chair of the House Committee on Insurance and member of the House Committee on Energy Resources, proposed another five bills during the 89(R) legislative session.
Dean graduated from Louisiana State University in 1975 with a BA.
Jay Dean is currently serving in the Texas State House, representing the state's 7th House district. He replaced previous state representative David Simpson in 2017.
Bills in Texas go through a multi-step legislative process, including committee review, debates, and votes in both chambers before reaching a final decision. Each session, there are typically thousands of bills introduced, but only a portion successfully navigate the process to become law.
You can read more about the bills and other measures here.
| Bill Number | Date Introduced | Short Description |
|---|---|---|
| HB 3212 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to providing for a reduction of the appraised value of a residence homestead for ad valorem tax purposes for the first tax year in which the owner qualifies the property for a residence homestead exemption based on the amount by which the limitation on increases in the appraised value of a residence homestead reduced the appraised value of the owner's former residence homestead for the last tax year in which the owner qualified the former residence homestead for a residence homestead exemption |
| HB 3207 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the prosecution and punishment of the offense of intoxication assault; increasing a criminal penalty |
| HB 2959 | 03/20/2025 | Relating to the designation of a portion of Farm-to-Market Road 2275 in Gregg County as the Bill Stoudt Parkway |
| HB 1940 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to the clarification of the authority of an appraisal office to approve and implement a plan providing for the reappraisal of property in the appraisal district less frequently than annually |
| HB 1925 | 03/14/2025 | Relating to tuition and fee exemptions at public institutions of higher education for certain peace officers |
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