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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the transparent disclosure of Internet advertising |
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practices. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Chapter 323, Business and Commerce Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 323.004 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 323.004. (a) Any online advertising platform which is |
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used to advertise goods or services in Texas and which restricts |
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access to sell goods or services on that platform shall provide a |
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prominent online disclosure of such restrictions, including: |
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(1) limitation on the types, quantities, or |
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characteristics of goods permitted to be advertised on the online |
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advertising platform; |
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(2) limitation on the nature or characteristics of |
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services permitted to be advertised on the online advertising |
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platform; and |
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(3) the fact, if true, that such goods or services are |
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otherwise legal to offer or sell in Texas. |
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(b) |
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A violation of (a) by the provider of an online |
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advertising platform is a false, misleading, or deceptive act or |
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practice subject to action by the consumer protection division |
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under section 17.46(a). |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2017. |