SB 712: Prohibition of Pyramid Promotional Schemes
GENERAL BILL by Yarborough
Prohibition of Pyramid Promotional Schemes; Citing this act as the “Direct Sales Consumer Protection Act”; prohibiting a person from establishing, promoting, operating, or participating in a pyramid promotional scheme; requiring the Department of Legal Affairs to issue and serve a complaint and cease and desist order in certain instances; providing penalties, etc.
Effective Date: 7/1/2026
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Last Action: 2/12/2026 Senate - Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF
Senate Committee References:
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Bill History
Date Chamber Action 12/3/2025 Senate • Filed
12/16/2025 Senate • Referred to Criminal Justice; Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice; Fiscal Policy
1/13/2026 Senate • Introduced
2/6/2026 Senate • On Committee agenda-- Criminal Justice, 02/11/26, 3:00 pm, 37 Senate Building
2/11/2026 Senate • Favorable by Criminal Justice; YEAS 8 NAYS 0
2/12/2026 Senate • Now in Appropriations Committee on Criminal and Civil Justice
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SB 712, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 12/3/2025 at 9:43 AM
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF Analyses: Criminal Justice (Pre-Meeting) 2/10/2026 (pdf)
Criminal Justice (Post-Meeting) 2/11/2026 (pdf)
Related Bills (1)
Bill Number Subject Filed By Relationship Last Action and Location Track Bills H 265 (c1) Prohibition of Pyramid Promotional Schemes Criminal Justice Subcommittee Similar Last Action: 1/21/2026 H 1st Reading (Committee Substitute 1) 
Committee Votes (1)
Date Committee Result 2/11/2026 3:00 PM Criminal Justice 8 Yeas - 0 Nays Citations - Statutes (2)
Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help 849.091 Chain letters, pyramid clubs, etc., declared a lottery; prohibited; penalties. Page 2 (pdf) 849.0913 Page 3 (pdf)