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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to consumer goods and services covered under the Texas |
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Telemarketing Disclosure and Privacy Act. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 304.002(3), Business & Commerce Code, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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(3) "Consumer good or service" means property of any |
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kind or a contractual service that is normally used for personal, |
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family, or household purposes. The term: |
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(A) does not include a security, as defined by |
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Section 4, The Securities Act (Article 581-4, Vernon's Texas Civil |
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Statutes); and |
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(B) includes the extension of a warranty for a |
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motor vehicle. |
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SECTION 2. The change in law made by this Act applies only |
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to a call made on or after the effective date of this Act. A call |
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made before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in |
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effect when the call was made, and the former law is continued in |
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effect for that purpose. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2011. |