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.
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
- Judiciary (JU)
- Commerce and Tourism (CM)
- 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 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 
Committee Amendments (3)
Amendment Sponsor Filed Last Committee Action Format 830222 - Amendment
Delete line 66 and insert:Rules
(Rouson)4/18/2023
8:32 AMWithdrawn
4/20/2023Web Page
PDF769122 - Amendment
Delete lines 95 - 112 and insert:Rules
(Rouson)4/18/2023
8:31 AMWithdrawn
4/20/2023Web Page
PDF518122 - Amendment
Delete lines 133 - 135 and insert:Rules
(Rouson)4/18/2023
8:35 AMUnfavorable
4/20/2023Web Page
PDFCommittee 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)
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