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SB 1246: Truth in Legal Advertising

GENERAL BILL by Yarborough

Truth in Legal Advertising; Specifying prohibited practices relating to advertisements for legal services; requiring persons and entities that issue advertisements to solicit certain clients to include specified information and statements in such advertisements; providing that the person or entity that issues an advertisement is solely responsible for ensuring its compliance with specified provisions; prohibiting the use, obtaining, sale, transfer, or disclosure of a consumer’s protected health information for a specified purpose without written authorization, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2023
 Last Action: 4/28/2023 Senate - Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1205 (Ch. 2023-289) -SJ 622
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
  1. Judiciary (JU)
  2. Commerce and Tourism (CM)
  3. Rules (RC)

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/28/2023 Senate • Filed
    3/6/2023 Senate • Referred to Judiciary; Commerce and Tourism; Rules
    3/7/2023 Senate • Introduced
    3/24/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Judiciary, 03/29/23, 12:00 pm, 412 Knott Building
    3/29/2023 Senate • Favorable by Judiciary; YEAS 10 NAYS 0
    3/30/2023 Senate • Now in Commerce and Tourism
    • On Committee agenda-- Commerce and Tourism, 04/04/23, 8:30 am, 110 Senate Building
    4/4/2023 Senate • Favorable by Commerce and Tourism; YEAS 9 NAYS 0
    4/5/2023 Senate • Now in Rules
    4/14/2023 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Rules, 04/19/23, 8:30 am, 412 Knott Building
    4/19/2023 Senate • Favorable by- Rules; YEAS 13 NAYS 5
    4/20/2023 Senate • Placed on Calendar, on 2nd reading
    4/25/2023 Senate • Placed on Special Order Calendar, 04/28/23
    4/28/2023 Senate • Read 2nd time -SJ 622
    • Substituted CS/HB 1205 -SJ 622
    • Laid on Table, companion bill(s) passed, see CS/HB 1205 (Ch. 2023-289) -SJ 622

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  • SB 1246, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/28/2023 at 8:45 AM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   Judiciary (Pre-Meeting) 3/28/2023 (pdf)
    Judiciary (Post-Meeting) 3/29/2023 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Pre-Meeting) 4/3/2023 (pdf)
    Commerce and Tourism (Post-Meeting) 4/4/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Pre-Meeting) 4/18/2023 (pdf)
    Rules (Post-Meeting) 4/20/2023 (pdf)

    Related Bills (1)

    Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills
    H 1205 (er) Advertisements for Legal Services Civil Justice Subcommittee Identical Last Action: 6/26/2023 Chapter No. 2023-289 Track This Bill

    Committee Amendments (3)

    Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format
    830222 - Amendment
    Delete line 66 and insert:     		Rules
    (Rouson)     		4/18/2023
    8:32 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/20/2023     		Web Page
    PDF
    769122 - Amendment
    Delete lines 95 - 112 and insert:     		Rules
    (Rouson)     		4/18/2023
    8:31 AM     		Withdrawn
    4/20/2023     		Web Page
    PDF
    518122 - Amendment
    Delete lines 133 - 135 and insert:     		Rules
    (Rouson)     		4/18/2023
    8:35 AM     		Unfavorable
    4/20/2023     		Web Page
    PDF

    Committee Votes (3)

    Date Committee Result
    3/29/2023 12:00 PM Judiciary 10 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/4/2023 8:30 AM Commerce and Tourism 9 Yeas - 0 Nays
    4/19/2023 8:30 AM Rules 13 Yeas - 5 Nays

    Citations - Statutes (1)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    501.139 Page 2 (pdf)

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