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House Bill 2612 |
House Author: Meyer et al. |
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Effective: 9-1-17 |
Senate Sponsor: Huffman |
House Bill 2612 amends the Health and Safety Code to provide for the imposition of joint and several civil liability for damages proximately caused by the consumption or ingestion of a synthetic substance by another person both on an actor who produced, distributed, sold, or provided the synthetic substance to the person and on any other person who aided such acts and to provide for the imposition of strict liability for all damages caused by the consumption or ingestion of a synthetic substance by a minor on an actor who produced, distributed, sold, or provided the synthetic substance to the minor and on a person who aided such acts. The bill establishes that such conduct is actionable as a false, misleading, or deceptive act or practice or an unconscionable action or course of action under the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act.
House Bill 2612 amends the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act, Business & Commerce Code, to subject an act involving the production, sale, distribution, or promotion of certain synthetic substances to action by a district or county attorney to the same extent as the act is subject to action by the consumer protection division under applicable provisions of the Deceptive Trade Practices-Consumer Protection Act and to provide procedures for the bringing of suit and the division of all settlements or penalties collected for such suits.