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House Bill 989 |
House Author: Kolkhorst |
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Effective: 9-1-11 |
Senate Sponsor: Hegar |
House Bill 989 amends the Business & Commerce Code to make misrepresentation on an Internet website or in a print advertisement, in addition to in a telephone directory or other directory assistance database, of the geographical location of a business that derives 50 percent or more of its gross income from selling or arranging flowers a deceptive trade practice. These prohibitions do not apply to an Internet website that aggregates and provides information about other businesses, an owner or publisher of a print medium providing information about other businesses, an Internet service provider, or an Internet service that displays or distributes advertisements for other businesses.