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Texas Laws Expand Repair Rights, Regulate Solar Sellers, Recognize Gold

New Texas laws effective Sept. 1 expand repair rights for electronics, regulate solar sales, and recognize gold as legal tender.

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House Bill 1056, authored by Republican state Rep. Mark Dorazio, recognizes qualifying privately produced gold and silver specie as legal tender in Texas beginning September 1, 2026. [1] House Bill 2963 creates a limited right to repair for digital electronic equipment with a wholesale price of at least $50, originally offered for sale in Texas on or after September 1, 2026. [2] Senate Bill 1036, the Residential Solar Retailer Regulatory Act, requires residential solar systems salespeople to register with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and work for a registered solar retailer. [3] Three new Texas laws take effect on September 1, 2026, covering consumer electronics repair, residential solar sales regulation, and the recognition of gold and silver as legal tender. [4] No person, business, or government agency in Texas is required to accept the gold and silver as payment under the new law. [5] Under the law, the Texas comptroller's office will contract with a debit card provider to facilitate converting gold and silver deposited into an account to dollar amounts at the point of sale, but this electronic-payment component does not begin on September 1, 2025; local reports said provisions authorizing systems backed by bullion in the Texas Bullion Depository take effect May 1, 2027, dependent on action by the state comptroller. [6] Under House Bill 1056, the qualifying gold and silver must be marked with its weight and purity and cannot bear any markings suggesting it was issued by a government. [7]
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  1. House Bill 1056, authored by Republican state Rep. Mark Dorazio, recognizes qualifying privately produced gold and silver specie as legal tender in Texas beginning September 1, 2026. · Texas Standard
  2. House Bill 2963 creates a limited right to repair for digital electronic equipment with a wholesale price of at least $50, originally offered for sale in Texas on or after September 1, 2026. · Texas Standard
  3. Senate Bill 1036, the Residential Solar Retailer Regulatory Act, requires residential solar systems salespeople to register with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation and work for a registered solar retailer. · Texas Standard
  4. Three new Texas laws take effect on September 1, 2026, covering consumer electronics repair, residential solar sales regulation, and the recognition of gold and silver as legal tender. · Texas Standard
  5. No person, business, or government agency in Texas is required to accept the gold and silver as payment under the new law. · The Times Of India
  6. Under the law, the Texas comptroller's office will contract with a debit card provider to facilitate converting gold and silver deposited into an account to dollar amounts at the point of sale, but this electronic-payment component does not begin on September 1, 2025; local reports said provisions authorizing systems backed by bullion in the Texas Bullion Depository take effect May 1, 2027, dependent on action by the state comptroller. · The Times Of India
  7. Under House Bill 1056, the qualifying gold and silver must be marked with its weight and purity and cannot bear any markings suggesting it was issued by a government. · The Times Of India
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