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.
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
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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: None 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) 
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)