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HB24-1151

Disclose Mandatory Fees in Advertisements

Type Bill
Session 2024 Regular Session
Subjects
Business & Economic Development

Concerning prohibiting certain consumer transactions that do not include all mandatory charges.

Bill Summary:

The bill prohibits a person from advertising a price for a product, good, or service that does not include all mandatory or nondiscretionary fees or charges. A violation of this prohibition is a deceptive trade practice enforceable by the attorney general or a district attorney.

The bill exempts:

  • Advertisements for which a person is required to provide disclosures in compliance with certain federal or state laws or regulations or rules promulgated pursuant to those federal or state laws;
  • Advertisements made in connection with the provision of workers' compensation insurance;
  • Advertisements made by a licensed real estate broker;
  • Air carriers; and
  • Certain professions regulated by the motor vehicle dealer board.
(Note: Italicized words indicate new material added to the original summary; dashes through words indicate deletions from the original summary.)


(Note: This summary applies to the reengrossed version of this bill as introduced in the second house.)

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Status

Lost

Introduced

Lost

Related Documents & Information

Date Version Documents
03/25/2024 Reengrossed PDF
03/22/2024 Engrossed PDF
01/30/2024 Introduced PDF
Date Version Documents
02/29/2024 PDF
Date Version Documents
06/04/2024 FN3 PDF
04/03/2024 FN2 PDF
02/13/2024 FN1 PDF
Date Calendar Motion Vote Vote Document
03/25/2024 Third Reading BILL
45
AYE
18
NO
2
OTHER
Vote record
03/22/2024 Committee of the Whole (H.001)
41
AYE
15
NO
9
OTHER
Vote record
Date Amendment Number Committee/ Floor Hearing Status Documents
03/22/2024 L.011 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
03/22/2024 L.009 Second Reading Passed [**] PDF
03/22/2024 H.001 Committee of the Whole Passed PDF
02/28/2024 L.005 HOU Business Affairs & Labor Passed [*] PDF
02/28/2024 L.004 HOU Business Affairs & Labor Passed [*] PDF
02/28/2024 L.003 HOU Business Affairs & Labor Passed [*] PDF
02/28/2024 L.002 HOU Business Affairs & Labor Passed [*] PDF
02/28/2024 L.001 HOU Business Affairs & Labor Passed [*] PDF
Date Location Action
04/16/2024 Senate Senate Committee on Business, Labor, & Technology Postpone Indefinitely
03/26/2024 Senate Introduced In Senate - Assigned to Business, Labor, & Technology
03/25/2024 House House Third Reading Passed - No Amendments
03/22/2024 House House Second Reading Special Order - Passed with Amendments - Committee, Floor
03/04/2024 House House Second Reading Laid Over Daily - No Amendments
02/28/2024 House House Committee on Business Affairs & Labor Refer Amended to House Committee of the Whole
01/30/2024 House Introduced In House - Assigned to Business Affairs & Labor